A practical conducting polymer High molecular weight, self-doped Poly(anilineboronic acid)

The promise of the electrically-conducting polymers has been hampered until now

The electrically conducting polymers are of great potential applicability in industrial manufacture and use, however they have been hampered by low yields, low molecular weight polymers resulting in poor mechanical strength and stability. Also the materials are difficult to make and apply in an industrial process.

The "Freund solution" - strong, heat resistant and conveniently processable

Dr. Freund provides a solution which has been sought after for years: a high-molecular weight form of Poly(anilineboronic acid). His material is of:

• High molecular weight, (approx 2 M g mol-1)
• High conductivity, even at high temperature. (1 S cm-1 to 0.1 S cm-1 at 400C.)
• High thermal stability, over 500C
• Good physical/mechanical strength. Excellent hardness ( 0.5 GPa, as opposed to <0.03 GPa for currently available material)
• Inexpensive to make, water soluble chemistry
• Processable: it is easy to make into nano-scale fibers and particles, and nano to micron scale uniform coatings onto non-conducting surfaces.  

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