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T1 - Phenolic Polymers as Model Melanins
AU - Galeb, Hanaa
AU - Eichhorn, Jonas
AU - Harley, Sam
AU - Robson, Alexander
AU - Martocq, Laurine
AU - Nicholson, Steven
AU - Ashton, Mark
AU - Abdelmohsen, Hend
AU - Pelit, Emel
AU - Baldock, Sara
AU - Halcovitch, Nathan
AU - Robinson, Benjamin
AU - Schacher, Felix
AU - Chechik, Victor
AU - Vercruysse, Koen
AU - Taylor, Adam
AU - Hardy, John
PY - 2023/7/31
Y1 - 2023/7/31
N2 - Melanins are a class of conjugated biopolymers with varying compositions and functions, which have a variety of potential medical and technical applications. Here, this work examines the conjugated polymers derived from a variety of phenolic monomers (catechol (CAT), levodopa (DOPA), and homogentisic acid (HGA)), using a selection of different analytical chemistry techniques to compare their properties with a view to understanding structure–function relations. The polymers display measurable conductivity, with electronic properties tuned by the functional groups pendant on the polymer backbones (which served as dopants) suggesting their potential for application in electronic devices.
AB - Melanins are a class of conjugated biopolymers with varying compositions and functions, which have a variety of potential medical and technical applications. Here, this work examines the conjugated polymers derived from a variety of phenolic monomers (catechol (CAT), levodopa (DOPA), and homogentisic acid (HGA)), using a selection of different analytical chemistry techniques to compare their properties with a view to understanding structure–function relations. The polymers display measurable conductivity, with electronic properties tuned by the functional groups pendant on the polymer backbones (which served as dopants) suggesting their potential for application in electronic devices.
KW - conjugated polymers
KW - doping
KW - melanins
KW - organic electronics
KW - phenols
U2 - 10.1002/macp.202300025
DO - 10.1002/macp.202300025
M3 - Journal article
VL - 224
JO - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
JF - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
SN - 1022-1352
IS - 14
M1 - 2300025
ER -