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Sensors 2010, 10, 10986-11000; doi:10.3390/s101210986 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Conducting Polymer 3D Microelectrodes ,† † Luigi Sasso * , Patricia Vazquez , Indumathi Vedarethinam, Jaime Castillo-León, Jenny Emnéus and Winnie E. Svendsen Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads 345ø, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; E-Mails: patricia.vazquez@nanotech.dtu.dk (P.V.); indumathi.vedarethinam@nanotech.dtu.dk (I.V.); jaime.castillo@nanotech.dtu.dk (J.C. -L.); jenny.emneus@nanotech.dtu.dk (J.E.); winnie.svendsen@nanotech.dtu.dk (W.E.S.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: luigi.sasso@nanotech.dtu.dk; Tel.: +45-4525-5829; Fax: +45-4588-7762. † Both authors contributed equally to this article and therefore order of authorship is arbitrary. Received: 20 October 2010; in revised form: 22 November 2010 / Accepted: 25 November 2010 / Published: 3 December 2010 Abstract: Conducting polymer 3D microelectrodes have been fabricated for possible future neurological applications. A combination of micro-fabrication techniques and chemical polymerization methods has been used to create pillar electrodes in polyaniline and polypyrrole. The thin polymer films obtained showed uniformity and good adhesion to both horizontal and vertical surfaces. Electrodes in combination with metal/conducting polymer materials have been characterized by cyclic voltammetry