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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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A critical review on the prospect of polyaniline-grafted biodegradable nanocomposite
Mohammad Shahadat,Mohammad Zain Khan,Parveen Fatemeh Rupani,Asha Embrandiri,Saima Sultana,Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad,S. Wazed Ali,Trichur Ramaswamy Sreekrishnan +7 more
TL;DR: This review presents state of the art of PANI based biodegradable polymers along with their synthesis routes and unique applications in diverse fields.
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Nanofibrous electroactive scaffolds from a chitosan-grafted-aniline tetramer by electrospinning for tissue engineering
TL;DR: In this article, an electroactive biodegradable scaffolds from chitosan-grafted-aniline tetramer (CS-AT) were fabricated by an electrospinning method.
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In-situ doping of a conductive hydrogel with low protein absorption and bacterial adhesion for electrical stimulation of chronic wounds
TL;DR: In vitro and in vivo tests proved that ES applied through the flexible and conductive hydrogel that covered the wound was superior to ES through electrodes for promoting the healing of the chronic wound.
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Injectable Electroactive Hydrogels Formed via Host–Guest Interactions
Yaobin Wu,Baolin Guo,Peter X. Ma +2 more
TL;DR: This work presents the successful synthesis of ICHs via noncovalent host-guest interactions, avoiding the side effect of covalent chemical cross-linking and will lead to various new biomedical applications for conducting polymers.
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Biodegradable electroactive polymers for electrochemically-triggered drug delivery
John G. Hardy,John G. Hardy,David J. Mouser,Netzahualcóyotl Arroyo-Currás,Sydney A. Geissler,Sydney A. Geissler,Jacqueline K. Chow,Lindsey Nguy,Jong M. Kim,Christine E. Schmidt,Christine E. Schmidt +10 more
TL;DR: Biodegradable electroactive polymer (EAP)-based materials have prospects for integration in implantable fully biodegradables/bioerodible EAP-based drug delivery devices that are capable of controlling the chronopharmacology of drugs for future clinical application.
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