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Enzyme churns out conducting polymers

Researchers have developed a simple, inexpensive, environmentally benign way to synthesize polyaniline.

References:

Liu, W. . . . and L. Samuelson. 1999. Enzymatically synthesized conducting polyaniline. Journal of the American Chemical Society 121(Jan. 13):71.

Further Readings:

Lipkin, R. 1994. Polymer dendrites: Making tiny connections. Science News 145(Jan. 1):5.

Wu, C. 1997. Electric diode tunes in to plastic. Science News 152(Dec. 20&27):388.

______. 1996. Plastic glows with bright laser light. Science News 150(Aug. 24):119.

Sources:

Lynne Samuelson
U.S. Army Soldier & Biological Chemical Command
Materials Science Team
Natick, MA 01760

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 9, February 27, 1999, p. 140. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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