The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of hydrogel mesh size, a conductive polymer, and electric field strength on controlled drug delivery phenomena using drug-loaded polyacrylamide hydrogels prepared at various crosslinking ratios both with and without a conductive polymer system. Poly(p-phenylene vinylene), PPV, as the model conductive polymer, was used to study its ability to c...

It has been established that nerves and skeletal muscles respond and communicate via electrical signals. In regenerative medicine, there is current emphasis on using conductive nanomaterials to enhance electrical conduction through tissue-engineered scaffolds to increase cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. We investigated the role of chemically synthesized polyaniline (PANI) and poly(...

Background Conductive guidewires and intravascular catheters are at risk of RF-induced heating under MRI [1]. Heating is found predominantly at the tip of conductive wires [2], and is modulated by wire diameter, length and insulation thickness [3]. Non-conductive materials, such as polymer, impart unsatisfactory mechanical properties on guidewires in terms of flexibility, stiffness, and torquab...

While GDMS is the technique of choice for high sensitivity metals and semiconductor analyses, there are no commercially available radio frequency-GDMS sources. Thus, bulk non-conductive materials must be ground to a powder, mixed with metal, and pressed to form a conductive disk. The analysis of thick oxide or polymer layers is not available directly. In some cases, a conductive metal mask (cal...

As a result of inherent rigidity of the conjugated macromolecular chains resulted from the delocalized π-electron system along the polymer backbone, it has been a huge challenge to make conducting polymer hydrogels elastic by far. Herein elastic and conductive polypyrrole hydrogels with only conducting polymer as the continuous phase have been simply synthesized in the indispensable conditions ...

the structural and electrical properties of polyaniline-cobalt sulphate nanocomposite prepared by chemical method.polyaniline-cobalt sulphate nanocomposites were synthesized by the cobalt sulphate and ammonium persulphate and aniline.this paper reports on chemical technique using for synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles in the composite bridge is aniline. electrical conductivity of polyaniline wit...

Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) was chemically synthesized via the polymerization of p-xylene-bis(tetrahydrothiophenium chloride) monomer and doped with H(2)SO(4). To improve the electrical conductivity sensitivity of the conductive polymer, Zeolites Y (Si/Al = 5.1, 30, 60, 80) were added into the conductive polymer matrix. All composite samples show definite positive responses towards NH(4)NO(...

PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) elastomer is widely used in MEMS. However, PDMS is non-conductive and as a result is used in mostly structural applications. We report methods for monolithic integration of conductive and non-conductive PDMS for realizing wholly polymer-based devices with embedded elastomer wires, electrodes, heaters, and sensors. In this work we demonstrate elastomer strain gauges, ...

With the continuous improvement of national science and technology level, some advanced high-tech has been focus country. It played an important role in enhancing lives people improving their living habits. In particular, technical means represented by Internet have completely subverted past lifestyle. But for development entire country, it is necessary to strengthen research industry new mater...