1. Conjugated Polymers as Conductors, Sensors, Amplifiers, Actuators, and Catalysts Swager Lab
New Sensory Methods: Signal
Amplification From Receptors
“Wired in Series”
Conducting Metallopolymers: New Sensors and Catalysts
Self-Organizing Systems:Liquid Crystal and Molecular Recognition Directed Assembly
New Molecular Architectures: Polymers Designed to Couple Volume or shape Changes and Chemical Potential N

2. Single Strand Conducting Molecular Wire
Challenges
Flexibility of Functional Groups Modification
Stability
Shape and Length Persistence

3. Alternative : Insulated Wires with Switching Elements

4. Structure of Three-Strand Conducting Polymetallorotaxane
Central Chain
Is Isolated

5. Second Generation Polymetallorotaxane( n (
Improvement
Larger Stopper means Better Insulation
Rigid Structure, no De-threading
Solubility

6. Synthesis of Conductive Polymers within an Iptycene Scaffold
•The rigid iptycene framework will serve to insulate the polymer