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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry the Topical Editor of Polymer Modified Electrodes and Polyelectrolytes surveyed the fields belonging to his area. The review emphasizes the developments in the last 5 years.

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Inzelt, G. Recent advances in the field of conducting polymers. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 1965–1975 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3611-6

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