Towards the Translation of Electroconductive Organic Materials for Regeneration of Neural Tissues

Electroconductive materials, such as conductive polymers and carbon-nanomaterials, have been studied since the 1970s for use in a broad range of applications. These materials showcase electrical properties that are similar to those commonly used metals, while providing other benefits processing flexibility, ability modify, ease synthesis. Conductive (e.g., polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline) well carbon-based nanomaterials graphene, fullerenes) organic nature. This makes them ideal candidates be augmented create biocompatible maintaining electroactive at functional levels match endogenous tissue activity. In this review, we focus on uses these electroconductive context nervous system, specifically recent studies brain, eye, ear, spinal cord, peripheral nerve. We also highlight vivo clinical trials, provide brief look emerging materials.