Electrospun polymer nanofibres towards diagnostic devices

Electrospinning technique is a successful and easy method of developing and growing nanofibres above large surfaces. In this work, the potentials of doped polyaniline nanofibres, blended to a group of polymers being able to carry the jet, have been investigated. Morphological and electrical characterizations of such conductive nanostructured polymers, collected on interdigital microelectrodes, have been carried out. Target gases of relevant medical significance as pathologies' markers in exhaled breath have been monitored at comparable concentrations such as in exhaled breath. Extreme moisture conditions have been tested as well.