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Glycosaminoglycan‐Assisted Self‐Assembly of Nanostructured Conducting Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxy thiophene) having Enhanced Osteogenic Bioactivity
Author(s) -
Hao Jian,
Piao Zhe,
Yao Jin,
Hao Zhao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201500147
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , ethylenedioxy , glycosaminoglycan , self assembly , conductive polymer , materials science , monomer , polymerization , nanotechnology , thiophene , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , biochemistry , alkyl , engineering , composite material
A sustainable nanofabrication approach using glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), the major organic extracellular matrix components, was employed to assist tunable self‐assembly of nanostructured poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) by template‐free electrochemical polymerization. An insight into GAG‐assisted self‐assembly of nanostructured PEDOT was proposed, which asserted that the EDOT monomers were self‐assembled by active groups of polysaccharide chains of GAGs, and subsequently PEDOT/GAGs chains self‐assembled to form nanostructured PEDOT. Its sustainable nature was supported through enhanced osteogenic bioactivity.