Electroconductive Hydrogel Based on Functional Poly(Ethylenedioxy Thiophene).
Mawad D., Artzy-Schnirman A., Tonkin J., Ramos J., Inal S., Mahat MM., Darwish N., Zwi-Dantsis L., Malliaras GG., Gooding JJ., Lauto A., Stevens MM.
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.