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Biodegradable and electrically conducting polymers for biomedical applications
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Conducting polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications such as biosensors and tissue engineering but their non-degradability still poses a limitation.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 498 citations till now.read more
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Effects of functional groups on the graphene sheet for improving the thermomechanical properties of polyurethane nanocomposites
Pashupati Pokharel,Bishweshwar Pant,Kshitiz Pokhrel,Hem Raj Pant,Jung-gyu Lim,Dai Soo Lee,Hak Yong Kim,Sunwoong Choi +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, three kinds of nanofillers; pristine graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), graphene oxide (GO), and functionalized graphene sheet (FGS) were used to prepare polyurethane (PU) composite by in-situ polymerization.
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Functionalization of conducting polymers for biointerface applications
Alissa J. Hackett,Alissa J. Hackett,Jenny Malmström,Jenny Malmström,Jadranka Travas-Sejdic,Jadranka Travas-Sejdic +5 more
TL;DR: This review briefly discusses the incorporation of biodopants and direct attachment of (bio)molecules to the conducting polymers, before focussing on the rapidly-growing field of polymer grafting – with the aim of tailoring these materials towards a range of bioapplications.
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Tunable Conducting Polymers: Toward Sustainable and Versatile Batteries
TL;DR: In this article, the development of next-generation sustainable, flexible, or implantable batteries has been studied in the context of smart electronics and implantable medical devices markets, and the authors present a method for conducting polymers with uni...
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An overview of dynamic covalent bonds in polymer material and their applications
Shuo Huang,Xin Kong,Yingshuo Xiong,Xiaoran Zhang,Hao Chen,Wenqing Jiang,Yuzhong Niu,Wenlong Xu,Chunguang Ren +8 more
TL;DR: Dynamic covalent bonds (DCBs) have received widespread attention due to their unique reversibility and stimulus responsiveness as discussed by the authors, which often endows materials with good controllability and self-healing properties.
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Organic Bioelectronics: From Functional Materials to Next-Generation Devices and Power Sources.
David Ohayon,Sahika Inal +1 more
TL;DR: The development of new chemistries and form factors that would bring forth next-generation sensors, actuators, and their power sources, and, hence, advances in the field of organic bioelectronics is described.
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