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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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Induced redox responsiveness and electroactivity for altering the properties of micelles without external stimuli
TL;DR: Triggered dissociation of micelles without external stimuli through incorporation of an aniline pentamer into amphiphilic PEG–PLA is studied.
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An ink-jet printed electrical stimulation platform for muscle tissue regeneration
TL;DR: In this paper, conductive polymer, poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene):polystyrene-sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) solution was inkjet printed onto a gelatin substrate for obtaining a conductive structure.
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Fabrication and characterization of electrospun PLLA/PANI/TSA fibers
TL;DR: Poly(l-lactic acid)/polyaniline/TSA (PLLA/PANI/Tsa) fiber mats play a positive role as a tissue scaffold for osteoblast cell proliferation.
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Wirelessly triggered bioactive molecule delivery from degradable electroactive polymer films
Mark D. Ashton,Isabel C. Appen,Melike Fırlak,Melike Fırlak,Naomi E. Stanhope,Christine E. Schmidt,William R. Eisenstadt,Byul Hur,John G. Hardy,John G. Hardy +9 more
TL;DR: The application of in silico toxicity screening as a potentially useful method to facilitate the design of non‐toxic degradable electroactive polymers for a multitude of biotechnological applications, addressing one of the key commercial challenges to biomaterial development, in accordance with ‘safe by design’ principles.
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