Serge Cosnier is Research Director at CNRS and head of the Analytical and Electrochemical Biosystems Lab at Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France, where he began his research career in 1983. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Paul Sabatier University of Toulouse in 1982 and then was an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow at Munich University. Since 2001, he is the President of the French Group of Bioelectrochemistry and was elected in 2007 President of the Rhône-Alpes section of the Chemical Society of France.Dr. Cosnier has authored over 205 publications and was awarded two national prizes of the French Club of Chemical Microsensors. In 2009, he received the Katsumi Niki Prize for Bioelectrochemistry of the International Society of Electrochemistry.Arkady A. Karyakin is professor of chemistry and head of the Electrochemical Methods Laboratory, Chemistry faculty of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). He graduated from MSU in 1981, receiving his Ph.D. and D.Sc. in 1986 and 1996, respectively. Starting from 2010, A.A. Karyakin is Associate Editor of "Electroanalysis" (Wiley-VCH). He also serves as editorial board member on numerous journals. Professor Karyakin is author of more than 100 papers and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Sensors. He has received several awards in chemistry including the Russian Presidential Award.

Providing extensive coverage, including conducting, insulating and electroactive films, this handbook and ready reference deals with introductory topics and fundamentals as well as advanced insights.

PrefaceELECTROPOLYMERIZED FILMS OF PI-CONJUGATED POLYMERS. A TOOL FOR SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATIONS: A BRIEF HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND RECENT TRENDSIntroductionElectropolymerization: Epistemological Analysis within the ICP SagaElectropolymerization: From Pristine Heterocyclic to Sophisticated Functional and Conjugated ArchitecturesConclusionMECHANISMS OF ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION AND REDOX ACTIVITY: FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTSElectropolymerization: General AspectsRedox Activity of Polymer FilmsEffect of Polymerization Parameters on Properties of Deposited Polymer FilmsConclusionsELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS) FOR POLYMER CHARACTERIZATIONIntroductionExperimental ArrangementsImpedance Spectra of Polymer FilmsAnalysis of the Impedance SpectraModels of Polymeric LayersSummaryRECENT TRENDS IN POLYPYRROLE ELECTROCHEMISTRY, NANOSTRUCTURATION, AND APPLICATIONSIntroductionAdvances in Synthetic Procedures - New PolymersNanostructuration of PolypyrroleApplicationsConclusionELECTROPOLYMERIZED AZINES: A NEW GROUP OF ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERSIntroductionElectropolymerized Azines as a New Group of Electroactive PolymersPolyazines in ElectroanalysisElectropolymerized Azines as Promoters for BioelectrocatalysisConclusionELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF PHTHALOCYANINESIntroductionImmobilization of Transition-Metal Phthalocyanines on Conducting and Nonconducting SubstratesElectropolymerization of PhthalocyaninesConclusionIMPRINTED POLYMERSIntroductionMolecular Imprinting in Conjugated PolymersSolgel Imprinted Films Prepared by ElectropolymerizationIntegration of MIPs with the Surface of TransducersNanostructured MaterialsOther MIP-Based SensorsConclusionGAS SENSING WITH CONDUCTING POLYMERSIntroductionElectronic Properties of Conducting PolymersPreparation of Polymer Gas-Sensing LayersMechanism of Gas/Polymer InteractionsTypes of Conducting Polymer-Based Gas SensorsConclusionCHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON CONDUCTING POLYMERSIntroductionElectrochemical Signal TransductionOptical Signal TransductionConclusionsBIOSENSORS BASED ON ELECTROPOLYMERIZED FILMSIntroductionChronological Evlution of the Concept of Biosensors Based on Electropolymerized Films: Principal StagesFormation of Polymer Films by Direct Electropolymerization of the BiomoleculeAdsorption on Electrogenerated PolymersMechanical Entrapment within Electropolymerized FilmsCovalent Binding at the Surface of Electropolymerized FilmsNoncovalent Binding by Affinity Interactions with the Electropolymerized FilmsOutlookINHERENTLY CONDUCTING POLYMERS VIA ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGEIntroductionEnergy ConversionEnergy StorageElectropolymerization to Form Electrodes for Energy Storage ApplicationsNanostructured Conducting PolymersConducting Polymer CompositesConclusionsELECTROCHEMOMECHANICAL DEVICES: ARTIFICIAL MUSCLESIntroductionConducting Polymers as Reactive Materials: Electrochemical ReactionsElectrochemical Properties: Multifunctionality and BiomimetismMacroscopic Dimensional Changes and Mechanical PropertiesAnisotropy Obtained from Isotropic Changes: Macroscopic DevicesElectrochemical CharacterizationSensing Capabilities of Artificial MusclesTactile SensitivityIntelligent DevicesMuscles Working in AirAdvantages, Limitations, and ChallengesArtificial Muscles as Products

Diese übersichtlich in zwei Teile gegliederte Monographie behandelt die Grundlagen der Elektropolymerisation ebenso ausführlich wie fortgeschrittene Spezialanwendungen.