Patent: 6,429,259
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Summary for Patent: 6,429,259
Title: | Water soluble polymeric complex comprising a conducting polymer and a biopolymer |
Abstract: | A molecular complex which comprises a biopolymer having a plurality of ionic functional groups and a conductive polymer having charges therein. The charges bind to the ionic functional groups to form the complex. The conductive polymer is selected from the group consisting essentially of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, poly(phenylenevinylene) or poly(phenylene sulfide) and substituted versions thereof. |
Inventor(s): | Yang; Sze Cheng (Wakefield, RI), McCarthy; Patrick (Oakland, CA) |
Assignee: | The Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and (N/A) (Providence, RI) |
Application Number: | 09/825,074 |
Patent Claims: | see list of patent claims |