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SUBMITTER: Jiang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5578330 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Junzi J Huang Yong Y Wang Yitian Y Xu Hui H Xing Malcolm M Zhong Wen W
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20170818 8
We report a novel self-rolling, conductive, and biocompatible multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-dopamine-polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel film. The gel can self-fold into a thin tube when it is transferred from a glass slide to an aqueous environment, regardless of the concentrations of the MWCNT. The film presents a highly organized pattern, which results from the self-assembly of hydrophilic dopamine and hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. By exploring the biomedical potential, we found that MWCNT ...[more]