Tuning nano-architectures and improving bioactivity of conducting polypyrrole coating on bone implants by incorporating bone-borne small molecules.
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SUBMITTER: Liao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4269380 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Tuning nano-architectures and improving bioactivity of conducting polypyrrole coating on bone implants by incorporating bone-borne small molecules.
Liao Jingwen J Zhu Ye Y Yin Zhaoyi Z Tan Guoxin G Ning Chengyun C Mao Chuanbin C
Journal of materials chemistry. B 20140101 2
Citric acid, a molecule present in fresh bone, was introduced into template-free electrochemical polymerization to form biocompatible coating made of polypyrrole (PPy) nano-cones on bone implants. It served not only as a dopant to tune the nano-architectures but also as a promoter to enhance bioactivity of the PPy-coated implants. ...[more]
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