Polymerization of the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) around living neural cells.
Sarah M. Richardson-Burns,Jeffrey L. Hendricks,Brian Foster,Laura K. Povlich,Dong-Hwan Kim,David C. Martin +5 more
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Interactions between neural cells and the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) toward development of electrically conductive biomaterials intended for direct, functional contact with electrically active tissues such as the nervous system, heart, and skeletal muscle are described.About:
This article is published in Biomaterials.The article was published on 2007-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 471 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) & PEDOT:PSS.read more
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