화학공학소재연구정보센터
Advanced Functional Materials, Vol.12, No.1, 33-37, 2002
Synthesis of a novel, biodegradable electrically conducting polymer for biomedical applications
We report the synthesis and characterization of a novel biomaterial that possesses the unique properties of being both electrically conducting and biodegradable; and thus capable of electronic interfacing with tissue. This polymer was synthesized from conducting oligomers of pyrrole and thiophene that are connected together via degradable ester linkages. We demonstrate that this polymer is conductive, degradable, and biocompatible.