Title

Room temperature ammonia sensor

based on copper
nanoparticleintercalated polyaniline
nanocomposite thin films

Polyaniline nanoparticle based

colorimetric sensor for monitoring
bacterial growth

Gas sensing properties of layer-by-layer

self-assembled ultrathin film of
polyaniline/titanium dioxide

Summary
Certain metal oxides can act as good gas
sensors. However, their high operating
temperatures are main drawbacks for
being used. Some conducting polymers
can also act as good gas sensors
because of a wide array of advantages.
However, it is not as sensitive as metal
oxide sensors. A nanocomposite is
created by synthesizing polyaniline on a
glass slide with the presence of Cu
nanoparticles. The nanocomposite is
characterized, analyzed and had its
sensing capabilities measured with
different gases. The sensor showed high
selective response for ammonia and
showed better results when compared to
polyaniline sensors without Cu
nanoparticles.
Polyaniline-Pectin (Pani-Pec)
nanoparticles are dispersed in agarose
and casted in a polyethylene
terephthalate strip. It will then be used
as a sensor for Escherichia coli (E. coli).
The growth of the bacteria resulted to
lower pH of its environment which then
changes the sensor from blue to green.
The sensors morphology was also
characterized. It was also able to
monitor growth of any bacteria that
releases acids during the bacterias
fermentation process.
Polyaniline (PANI) and titanium dioxide
(TiO2) are typical conducting polymer
and semiconductor metal oxide
frequently investigated as gas sensing
materials. Due to limitations of
processability in the creation of
PANI/TiO2 nanocomposite films,
Electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) selfassembly (SA) provides an alternative
for its formation. The nanocomposite
was made using the said method and
layers of PANI were added in order to

Formation of nanorods and nanoparticles

of polyaniline using Langmuir Blodgett
technique: Performance study for
ammonia sensor

Dynamic response of ammonia sensors

constructed from polyaniline nanofiber
films with varying morphology

increase its conductivity and its

electrical reponse to ammonia. Its
surface composition was then analyzed.
The sensor shows satisfying ammonia
sensing properties.
Polyaniline (PANI) is doped with different
dopants and the resulting green solution
undergoes the Langmuir Blodgett (LB)
technique. Multi-layers of PANI on a
silicon wafer are produced. The
depositions with different dopants are
characterized. It was found out that the
nano-structures present in the
deposition highly depend upon the
dopant used. PANI with camphor sulfonic
acid as dopant with rod-like structures as
nanoparticles showed the best results for
sensing ammonia.
Polyaniline nanofibers were synthesized
in glass films using different kinds of
acids: HCl, HNO3, HClO4, HBr and
H2SO4. The films yielded were either
nanofibrous or dense. The films showed
good sensing capabilities with large
resistance changes and fast response for
ammonia. It showed better sensing
results. However, the moderately
conductive green state of the film had
better sensing capabilities than the
highly conductive yellow state.