Biodegradable and electrically conducting polymers for biomedical applications

Conducting polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications such as biosensors and tissue engineering but their non-degradability still poses a limitation. Therefore, great attention has been directed toward the recently developed degradable and electrically conductive polymers (DECPs). The...

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Published in:Progress in polymer science 2013-09, Vol.38 (9), p.1263-1286
Main Authors: Guo, Baolin, Glavas, Lidija, Albertsson, Ann-Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aliphatic polyesters
Aniline oligomers
Applied sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Degradable conducting copolymers
Exact sciences and technology
Macromolecular architecture
Medical sciences
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymers with particular properties
Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments
Tissue regeneration
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Summary:Conducting polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications such as biosensors and tissue engineering but their non-degradability still poses a limitation. Therefore, great attention has been directed toward the recently developed degradable and electrically conductive polymers (DECPs). The different strategies for synthesis of degradable and conducting polymers containing conducting oligomers are summarized and discussed here as well as the influence of different macromolecular architectures such as linear, star-shaped, hyperbranched and cross-linked DECPs. Blends and composites of biodegradable and conductive polymers are also discussed. The developing trends and challenges with the design of DECPs are also presented.
ISSN:0079-6700
1873-1619
1873-1619
DOI:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.06.003