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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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Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers
TL;DR: Degradable biomaterials have been investigated for biomedical applications with novel materials constantly being developed to meet new challenges as mentioned in this paper, and a review summarizes the most recent advances in the field over the past four years, specifically highlighting new and interesting discoveries in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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Anti-oxidant electroactive and antibacterial nanofibrous wound dressings based on poly(ε-caprolactone)/quaternized chitosan-graft-polyaniline for full-thickness skin wound healing
TL;DR: In this article, a series of antibacterial, anti-oxidant and electroactive nanofibrous membranes were fabricated by electrospinning poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) and quaternized chitosan-graft-polyaniline (QCSP) polymer solutions which combined the good mechanical property of PCL and multi-functionality of QCSP.
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Progress in Conductive Polyaniline-Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications: A Review.
Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare,Pooyan Makvandi,Pooyan Makvandi,Behnaz Ashtari,Filippo Rossi,Ahmad Motahari,Giuseppe Perale +6 more
TL;DR: The state-of-the-art of biological activities and applications of conductive PANI-based nanocomposites in the biomedical fields, such as antimicrobial therapy, drug delivery, biosensors, nerve regeneration and tissue engineering are described.
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Biomaterials for Bone Regenerative Engineering.
TL;DR: The role of biomaterials in bone regenerative engineering is systematically reviewed to elucidate the new design criteria for the next generation of biom material design to engineer and develop the nextgeneration bone grafts.
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Electroactive biodegradable polyurethane significantly enhanced Schwann cells myelin gene expression and neurotrophin secretion for peripheral nerve tissue engineering.
TL;DR: A highly tunable conductive biodegradable flexible polyurethane by polycondensation of poly(glycerol sebacate) and aniline pentamer is presented, to significantly enhance SCs' myelin gene expression and neurotrophin secretion for peripheral nerve tissue engineering.
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