Modification of DNA-templated conductive polymer nanowires via click chemistryElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Synthesis of the propanol and dansyl azido moieties, FTIR characterisation of poly-2/DNA nanowires, and further AFM, EFM, and fluorescence images of poly-2/DNA nanowires before and after modification are available. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00693a

DNA templated nanowires of a pentynyl-modified poly2-(2-thienyl)-pyrrole undergo functionalisation via "click chemistry" and retain their 1D-nanostructure and conductive properties. A conducting polymer/DNA-hybrid nanowire system was fabricated, step (a) and shown to be readily functionalised via "click" chemistry, step (b).