@article{1450707,
      recid = {1450707},
      author = {Wang, Yanmin, and Feng, Wei,},
      title = {Conductive polymers and their composites /},
      pages = {1 online resource (x, 347 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book provides a comprehensive overview on the recent  significant advancements of conductive polymers and their  composites in terms of conductive mechanism, fabrication  strategies, important properties, and various promising  applications. The corresponding knowledge was  systematically compiled in the logical order and  demonstrated as seven chapters. The special structure,  influencing factors of the conductivity, the charge carrier  transport model, the wettability and classical categories  of the conductive polymers are narrated. Both conventional  and novel strategies undertaken to fabricate the conductive  polymers are introduced, as provided the overall master of  the progress. In comparison with the bulk counterpart,  nanostructured conductive polymers with different  dimensions such as nanospheres, nano-networks, nanotubes  and nanowire arrays are produced through distinct methods,  thus presenting unique and distinct performance endowed by  the nanometer scale. The combination of conductive polymers  with other functional materials results in a number of the  composites with improved properties by synergistic effect.  The superior performance of conductive polymers and their  composites greatly facilitates their development toward  various important applications in the advanced and  sophisticated fields such as biological utilization, energy  storage and sensors. Due to their excellent  biocompatibility, conductive polymers and their composites  stand out to be useful in the biological field including  tissue engineering, drug delivery and artificial muscle. To  meet the urgent demand of the energy storage, conductive  polymers and their composites play an important role in the  devices including supercapacitors, solar cells and fuel  cells. Finally, development of conductive polymers and  their composites in the modern industry is greatly enhanced  by their applications in smart sensors such as  conductometric sensors, gravimetric sensors, optical  sensors, chemical sensors and biosensors. This book has  significant value for researchers, graduate students, and  engineers carrying out the fundamental research or  industrial production of conductive polymers and their  composites.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1450707},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5363-7},
}