Electroactive Smart Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Electroactive Conductive Polymers
2.1. Intrinsically Conductive Polymers
2.2. Percolated Polymer Composites
2.3. Conductive Polyelectrolite Hydrogels
3. Polymers for Tissue Engineering through Electrostimulation of Cells
3.1. Electrostimulation
3.2. Polymers for Electrostimulation of Cells
4. Electroactive Polymers for Drug Delivery
5. Artificial Muscle Based on Polymer Composites
6. Antimicrobial and Antifouling Polymers Based on Electrical Stimulation
6.1. Microbial Infections and Biofouling
6.2. Electrical Stimulation as an Antimicrobial Method
6.3. Electroactive Polymers as Antimicrobial and Antifouling Materials
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Palza H, Zapata PA, Angulo-Pineda C. Electroactive Smart Polymers for Biomedical Applications. Materials. 2019; 12(2):277. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12020277
Chicago/Turabian StylePalza, Humberto, Paula Andrea Zapata, and Carolina Angulo-Pineda. 2019. "Electroactive Smart Polymers for Biomedical Applications" Materials 12, no. 2: 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12020277
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