Desenvolvimento e Caracterização de Nanocompósitos
a base de Polianilina e Celulose Microcristalina como
Plataformas para Ensaios Eletroquímicos
layer-by-layer
polyaniline
microcrystalline cellulose
biosensors
LbL films based on Polyaniline (PANI) have been extensively studied due to the versatility of
application that can be proposed for these systems. In this study, the doping of PANI was
carried from its interaction with microcrystalline cellulose chemically modified with the
maleic anhydride grouping (Cel-AM). The maleic anhydride arouses interest for its ability to
form complexes with heavy metals. The materials of interest (PANI and Cel-AM) were
fixed together in the form of thin films through the technique Layer-by-layer on the ITO
substrate. For the films formation, the cellulose was dispersed in the solution at a
concentration of PANI 0.01 g mL-1, and parameters such as the number of layers deposited,
the doping process promoted by the Cel-AM on the PANI and the influence of pH of the
electrolytic environment employed were studied during the characterization steps of the
films. The films of PANI (Cel-AM) were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and
spectroscopy techniques in the visible ultraviolet region (UV-VIS) and in both cases, the
results showed that the presence of AM-Cel in the PANI solution promotes an increase in
conductivity of the polymer up to 6 times. This result was confirmed during the
measurements of UV-VIS by the appearance of the absorption band at 800 nm characteristic
of PANI in its emeraldine salt state.