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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 Kapsa
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.

History

Journal

Advanced Materials

Volume

21

Issue

43

Pagination

4393 - 4397

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag

Location

Weinheim, Germany

ISSN

0935-9648

eISSN

1521-4095

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, Wiley