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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.
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This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 498 citations till now.

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Synthesis and post-functionalization of a degradable aliphatic polyester containing allyl pendent groups

TL;DR: In this article, a facile approach to synthesize vinyl functional polyester via the ring opening copolymerization of e-caprolactone (CL) and allyl glycidyl ether (AGE) was reported.
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The effect of the natural polymer gum Arabic on the synthesis of aqueous dispersible PEDOT composites

TL;DR: In this article, a straightforward methodology to synthesize water dispersible poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiophene) (PEDOT) using gum Arabic as a green stabilizer was presented.
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Hemicelluloses Based Eco-friendly Polymer Composites

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the synthesis and characterization of hemicelluloses-based polymer composites including products from different modifications (zero-dimensional), particles (zero dimensional), films (two dimensional), and gels (three dimensional).
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Smart Hydrogel Sensors with Antifreezing, Antifouling Properties for Wound Healing.

TL;DR: Flexible electronic devices with biological therapeutic and sensing properties, including zwitterionic polymers, could detect human vital activities while promoting wound healing, providing new ideas for the fields of diagnosis and wound dressing.
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Biodegradable polymeric materials for flexible and degradable electronics

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the general chemical structure and degradation behavior of polymeric biodegradable materials that have been widely studied for various applications is presented, and specific properties of different degradable polymer materials are compared and evaluated for real-life applications.
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Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

TL;DR: Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world as mentioned in this paper, and the main sources of chitin are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs, which are used for food, cosmetics, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
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Tissue engineering : Frontiers in biotechnology

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Scaffolds in tissue engineering bone and cartilage.

TL;DR: Research on the tissue engineering of bone and cartilage from the polymeric scaffold point of view is reviews from a biodegradable and bioresorbable perspective.
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Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

TL;DR: This review summarizes the main advances published over the last 15 years, outlining the synthesis, biodegradability and biomedical applications ofBiodegradable synthetic and natural polymers.
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