Multitasking smart hydrogels based on the combination of alginate and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) properties: A review
| Autor: | José, García-Torres, Samuele, Colombi, Lorena P, Macor, Carlos, Alemán |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciència i Enginyeria de Materials, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Polímers i Biopolímers, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BBT - Grup de recerca en Biomaterials, Biomecànica i Enginyeria de Teixits, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. IMEM-BRT- Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering - Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Semi-interpenetrated hydrogels
Alginates Polymers Conducting polymer Water Conducting polymers Hydrogels General Medicine Bridged Bicyclo Compounds Heterocyclic Biochemistry Enginyeria química [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Polysaccharides Structural Biology Polímers conductors Alginic acid Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 219:312-332 |
| ISSN: | 0141-8130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.008 |
| Popis: | Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), a very stable and biocompatible conducting polymer, and alginate (Alg), a natural water-soluble polysaccharide mainly found in the cell wall of various species of brown algae, exhibit very different but at the same complementary properties. In the last few years, the remarkable capacity of Alg to form hydrogels and the electro-responsive properties of PEDOT have been combined to form not only layered composites (PEDOT-Alg) but also interpenetrated multi-responsive PEDOT/Alg hydrogels. These materials have been found to display outstanding properties, such as electrical conductivity, piezoelectricity, biocompatibility, self-healing and re-usability properties, pH and thermoelectric responsiveness, among others. Consequently, a wide number of applications are being proposed for PEDOT-Alg composites and, especially, PEDOT/Alg hydrogels, which should be considered as a new kind of hybrid material because of the very different chemical nature of the two polymeric components. This review summarizes the applications of PEDOT-Alg and PEDOT/Alg in tissue interfaces and regeneration, drug delivery, sensors, microfluidics, energy storage and evaporators for desalination. Special attention has been given to the discussion of multi-tasking applications, while the new challenges to be tackled based on aspects not yet considered in either of the two polymers have also been highlighted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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