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A Conducting-Polymer Platform with Biodegradable Fibers for Stimulation and Guidance of Axonal Growth
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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by A Quigley, Joselito RazalJoselito Razal, B Thompson, S Moulton, M Kita, E Kennedy, G Clark, G Wallace, R KapsaA 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.
History
Journal
Advanced MaterialsVolume
21Issue
43Pagination
4393 - 4397Publisher
Wiley-VCH VerlagLocation
Weinheim, GermanyPublisher DOI
ISSN
0935-9648eISSN
1521-4095Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, WileyUsage metrics
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Keywords
Biomedical applicationsConducting polymersTissue engineeringScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesTechnologyChemistry, MultidisciplinaryChemistry, PhysicalNanoscience & NanotechnologyMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed MatterChemistryScience & Technology - Other TopicsMaterials SciencePhysicsPERIPHERAL-NERVE REGENERATIONELECTRICAL-STIMULATIONNEURITE OUTGROWTHIN-VIVOPOLYPYRROLECOMPOSITENEURONSCELLS