Poly(aniline-co-m-aminobenzoic acid): A Novel Ester Vapor Sensor and its Thin Film Deposition on Silane Functionalized SAM Glass Surface

Abstract:

In recent years, a great deal of attention has been paid on coating the surface of glass and related inorganic substrate with a layer of polymers having special properties to prepare various functional materials. On a smooth surface of glass, the adhesion of a conductive polymer is generally poor. The increase of the surface adhesion was achieved through a chemical pre-treatment. One of the method is to generate a self-assembly monolayer or patterned SAM monolayer to increase the surface adhesion property of glass surface towards polymer solutions [1,2]. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are monomolecular layers which are spontaneously formed upon immersing a solid substrate into a solution containing functional molecules. SAMs can be prepared using different types of molecules and different substrates. Aminosilanes such as (3-Aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane (APTES) are attractive for such applications [3]. Particularly, aminosilanes have the advantage of catalytic activity by the amine group that facilitates formation of siloxane bonds with surface silanols. In present study, a 3-step procedure for the introduction of APTES on glass pieces is described. After chemisorptions of APTES, poly (aniline-co-m-aminobenzoic acid) synthesised by inverse emulsion polymersation route was coated on to the functionalised glass surface in the form of a solution prepared in DMSO. The modified glass was characterized mainly by IR spectroscopy and contact angle measurement. The coated glass was used for ester sensing.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1123)
• Pages: 92-95
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1123.92
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Jyoti Singh*, Rintu Banerjee, Basudam Adhikari
• Keywords: APTES, Poly(aniline-co-m-aminobenzoic acid), Self-Assembled Monolayer, Sensor

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