Patent ID: 6533918
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: C08G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for depositing an electrically conducting film on an electrode, said method comprising the steps of:immersing said electrode in a solution of a precursor polymer in a predetermined solvent, said precursor polymer comprising a plurality of electrochemical polymerizable monomers, each monomer having first and second polymer-forming active sites that can be joined by electrochemical polymerization and third and fourth polymer-forming active sites that can be joined chemically in solution, said precursor polymer comprising said monomers joined by said third and fourth polymer-forming active sites, said precursor polymer being soluble in said solvent whereas a polymer formed by electrochemical polymerization of said first and second polymer-forming active sites is insoluble in said solvent; and applying an electrical potential to said electrode sufficient to cause at least two of said monomers to be joined by said first and second polymer-forming active sites.