@article{ajmse2014243,
author={{Khairkar, S.R. and Raut, A.R.},
title={Synthesis of Chitosan-graft-Polyaniline-Based Composites},
journal={American Journal of Materials Science and Engineering},
volume={2},
number={4},
pages={62--67},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmse/2/4/3},
issn={2333-4673},
abstract={Chitosan was grafted with polyaniline through oxidative-radical copolymerization using ammonium persulfate in acidic medium. The grafting conditions were extensively studied by varying grafting parameters. All the findings have been discussed and proposed a plausible mechanism for the graft copolymerization. The representative chitosan-graft-polyaniline (Ch-g-PANI) was characterized using UV-VIS, FTIR, DSC, XRD and Scanning electron microscopy taking chitosan as reference. Ch-g-PANI exhibited electrical conductivity, which increases with the extent of grafting onto chitosan backbone. The application of conducting biomaterial such as Ch-g- PANI in the electronic devices especially for the fabrication of sensor devices would be attractive not only in terms of product cost and environmental safety but also from a materials science point of view.},
doi={10.12691/ajmse-2-4-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}