Table 2.
Representative important research works done in the field of non-covalent grafting of conducting polymers.
| Conducting Polymer System | Grafted/Attached System | Approach | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyaniline | Poly(ethylene glycol) | Acid doping: Electrostatic attachment | Solubility enhancement, film formation | [78,79] |
| Polythiophene | Poly(methacrylic acid) | ATRP | Novel hybrid morphology; Electrical and photoconduction | [80] |
| Poly(o-methoxyaniline) | DNA | Acid doping: Electrostatic attachment | Enhanced radical cation stabilization; Semiconducting hybrid | [81,82,83] |
| Poly(o-methoxyaniline) | DNA and silver | Redox and electrostatic | Large-band-gap semiconductor | [84] |
| Polypyrrole | DNA | In-situ polymerization in DNA solution | Distinct nanostraucture based on surface or bulk polymerization | [85] |
| Polythiophene derivative | Oligonucleotide, DNA | Co-assembly in buffer | Formation of extended dendritic fiber | [86] |
| Polyaniline | Poly(styrene sulfonate) | Doping: electrostatic attachment | Porous microstructure; Improved capacitance performance | [87] |
| Cationic polythiophene | Polysaccharide | Electrostatic | Hybrids with temperature responsiveness in solution and vapor responsiveness in film state | [89] |
| Polyaniline | Poly(ethylene glycol) | Pseudo rotaxane formation | Solubility enhancement; morphology transition; high radical cation stability; adaptive complexation with DNA in aqueous medium | [90] |