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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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Development and characterization of gelatin–polysaccharide based phase-separated hydrogels for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
TL;DR: The developed hydrogels may be tried as matrices for vaginal delivery of antimicrobials for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and showed good antimicrobial activity.
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Polypyrrole coatings on gelatin fiber scaffolds: Material and electrochemical characterizations in organic and aqueous electrolyte
Madis Harjo,Arko Kesküla,Kaur Leemets,Mahdi Safaei Khorram,Rando Saar,Martin Järvekülg,Martin Järvekülg,Tarmo Tamm,Rudolf Kiefer +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new conductive fiber scaffold material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FTIR measurements confirming chemical oxidized polypyrrole (PPy) deposits on FS.
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Particle-coated electrospun scaffold: A semi-conductive drug eluted scaffold with layered fiber/particle arrangement.
TL;DR: The construct with layered fiber/particle arrangement and benefited from electrical semi-conductivity, relevant surface hydrophilicity and controlled release of an antibacterial component can be a potent nerve tissue engineering scaffold.
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Synthesis of electroactive tetraaniline grafted polyethylenimine for tissue engineering
TL;DR: In this article, tetraaniline grafted polyethylenimine (AT-PEI) copolymers were successfully synthesized using Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy.
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Flexible Neural Interfaces Based on 3D PEDOT:PSS Micropillar Arrays
Alice Lunghi,Anna Mariano,Michele Bianchi,N. Dinger,Mauro Murgia,E. Rondanina,Andrea Toma,Pierpaolo Greco,Michele Di Lauro,Francesca Santoro,Luciano Fadiga,Fabio Biscarini +11 more
TL;DR: In this article , a straightforward approach is presented for fabricating soft interfaces featuring 3D poly(3,4−ethylenedioxythiophene)•poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) micropillars on a soft flexible substrate made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
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