Abstract
Poly(ethylene dioxythiophene) with functional pendant groups bearing double bonds is synthesized and employed for the fabrication of electroactive hydrogels with advantageous characteristics: covalently cross-linked porous 3D scaffolds with notable swelling ratio, appropriate mechanical properties, electroactivity in physiological conditions, and suitability for proliferation and differentiation of C2C12 cells. This is a new approach for the fabrication of conductive engineered constructs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6080-6088 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Sept 2016 |
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- biomedical engineering
- colloids
- polymers