| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K01841/01 |
| Title: |
SYNTHESIS, CHARAC & EVALUATION OF NOVELCONDUCTING POLYMER-BASED MICRO-PARTICLES FOR BIOMED APPLICATIONS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Armes, Professor SP |
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Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Sussex |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 1995 |
Ends: |
31 December 1997 |
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141,285
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| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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We will synthesise the following three polypyrrole-silica micro-particle systems:1. Carboxylic acid-functionalised polypyrrole-silica particles.2. Amine-functionalised polypyrrole-silica particles.3. Polypyrrole-silica-magnetite particles.We will aim to control the particle size of each of the above three systems in the 100 nm to 1 mm range. Each of the above three systems will be characterised in terms of their particle size distribution, particle density, specific surface area, chemical composition and extent of surface functionalisation using a wide range of techniques including: transmission and scanning electron microscopy; photon correlation spectroscopy; disc centrifuge photosedimentometry; helium pycnometry, BET nitrogen absorption, thermogravimetric analysis; elemental microanalyses; u.v./visible absorption spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These new highly coloured, surface-functionalised particles will be evaluated for use in biomedical applications (e.g. diagnostic assays) in collaboration with our industrial partner, Polymer Laboratories.
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http://www.sussex.ac.uk |