Abstract: The invention relates to polymer filaments and methods for their production. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention relates to conducting polymer filaments and their production from solutions of polymerisable oxidizable monomer units.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to oxidative and reductive methods of fabricating electrically conducting polymers and precursors thereof in particular polyanilines in which the polymer chains are deaggregated. Such deaggregated conducting polymers and precusors thereof exhibit better processability and higher electrical conductivity than do the corresponding aggregated polymers. Substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines in the substantially non oxidized or non reduced form (emeraldine form) are converted to an intermediate deaggregated reduced or oxidized form. The intermediate reduced or oxidized deaggregated form is processed into an article. The articles is subsequently treated with a dopant and an oxidizing or reducing agent to reform the original substantially non oxidized or non reduced form. The methods described herein permit the formation of articles such as shaped articles and films having deaggregated structure and higher electrical conductivity.