A Conducting-Polymer Platform with Biodegradable Fibers for Stimulation and Guidance of Axonal Growth

A biosynthetic platform composed of a conducting polypyrrole sheet embedded with unidirectional biodegradable polymer fibers is described (see image; scale bar = 50 µm). Such hybrid systems can promote rapid directional nerve growth for neuro‐regenerative scaffolds and act as interfaces between the...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2009-11, Vol.21 (43), p.4393-4397
Main Authors: Quigley, Anita F., Razal, Joselito M., Thompson, Brianna C., Moulton, Simon E., Kita, Magdalena, Kennedy, Elizabeth L., Clark, Graeme M., Wallace, Gordon G., Kapsa, Robert M. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical applications
Conducting polymers
Tissue engineering
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Summary:A biosynthetic platform composed of a conducting polypyrrole sheet embedded with unidirectional biodegradable polymer fibers is described (see image; scale bar = 50 µm). Such hybrid systems can promote rapid directional nerve growth for neuro‐regenerative scaffolds and act as interfaces between the electronic circuitry of medical bionic devices and the nervous system.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.200901165