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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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Controlled Bioactive Delivery Using Degradable Electroactive Polymers
Mark Ashton,Patricia A. Cooper,Sofia Municoy,Martín F. Desimone,David Cheneler,Steven D. Shnyder,John Hardy +6 more
TL;DR: The development of degradable electroactive polymers and their application for the controlled delivery of a clinically relevant drug (the anti-inflammatory dexamethasone phosphate, DMP) is reported.
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Natural polysaccharides and their derivatives as potential medical materials and drug delivery systems for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries.
TL;DR: In this article , the promising therapeutic strategies involving different types of polysaccharides and their bio-active composites for promoting nerve regeneration are reviewed. And the issues of ease of therapeutic implementation, drug release properties and therapeutic outcomes, together with potential future directions of research are discussed.
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Revolutionizing Drug Delivery and Therapeutics: The Biomedical Applications of Conductive Polymers and Composites-Based Systems
TL;DR: The first conductive polymers (CPs) were developed during the 1970s as a unique class of organic substances with properties that are electrically and optically comparable to those of inorganic semiconductors and metals while also exhibiting the desirable traits of conventional polymers as mentioned in this paper .
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