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ArticleScientific reports2024

Preparation and characterization of hybrid polypyrrole nanoparticles as a conducting polymer with controllable size.

Javeed Mahmood, Nasser Arsalani, Samin Naghash-Hamed, Zahid Hanif, Kurt E Geckeler

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Javeed MahmoodAdvanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Nasser ArsalaniResearch Laboratory of Polymer, Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. arsalani@tabrizu.ac.ir.
Samin Naghash-HamedResearch Laboratory of Polymer, Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Zahid HanifSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH), Cheonan, Chungnam, 31253, South Korea.
Kurt E GeckelerDepartment of Nanobio Materials and Electronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 500712, South Korea. keg@gist.ac.kr.

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Abstract

Hybrid polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles were prepared using a low-temperature oxidative polymerization process in an acidic solution with polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a template and amine source. The results showed that the nanoparticles have an amorphous structure in the X-ray diffractogram and exhibited good dispersibility in water, uniform size, and a specific conductivity ranging from 0.1 to 6.9 S/cm. The particle size could be tuned from 85 to 300 nm by varying the reactant concentration. Undoping the samples with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution altered the optical absorption properties and surface roughness of the particles. However, it did not affect the particle size. The nanoparticles also exhibited optical sensing properties based on their UV-vis absorption changes with the pH. Moreover, nanoparticles could have potential applications in gene delivery and bio-adsorption for contaminant removal. This work demonstrates a simple and effective method for preparing hybrid polypyrrole nanoparticles with controllable size, dispersibility, and conductivity for various nanotechnology, biotechnology, and environmental engineering purposes.

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Conducting polymersControllable size NPsHybrid NanoparticlesPolyEthyleniminePolypyrrole

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