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ArticleScientific reports2021

Electrical percolation in extrinsically conducting, poly(ε-decalactone) composite neural interface materials.

Katarzyna Krukiewicz, James Britton, Daria Więcławska, Małgorzata Skorupa, Jorge Fernandez, Jose-Ramon Sarasua, Manus J P Biggs

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Katarzyna KrukiewiczCentre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, H91 W2TY, Ireland. katarzyna.krukiewicz@polsl.pl.
James BrittonCentre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, H91 W2TY, Ireland.
Daria WięcławskaDepartment of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, M.Strzody 9, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
Małgorzata SkorupaDepartment of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, M.Strzody 9, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
Jorge FernandezDepartment of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, School of Engineering, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Jose-Ramon SarasuaDepartment of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, School of Engineering, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
Manus J P BiggsCentre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, H91 W2TY, Ireland.
Silesian University of Technology · PLNational University of Ireland · IEUniversity of the Basque Country · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By providing a bidirectional communication channel between neural tissues and a biomedical device, it is envisaged that neural interfaces will be fundamental in the future diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. Due to the mechanical mismatch between neural tissue and metallic neural electrodes, soft electrically conducting materials are of great benefit in promoting chronic device functionality. In this study, carbon nanotubes (CNT), silver nanowires (AgNW) and poly(hydroxymethyl 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) microspheres (MSP) were employed as conducting fillers within a poly(ε-decalactone) (EDL) matrix, to form a soft and electrically conducting composite. The effect of a filler type on the electrical percolation threshold, and composite biocompatibility was investigated in vitro. EDL-based composites exhibited favourable electrochemical characteristics: EDL/CNT-the lowest film resistance (1.2 ± 0.3 kΩ), EDL/AgNW-the highest charge storage capacity (10.7 ± 0.3 mC cm

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AnimalsAstrocytesBiocompatible MaterialsCells, CulturedElectric ConductivityElectrodesFemaleLactonesNanotubes, CarbonNanowiresNeuronsPolymersRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySilverThiophenesBiocompatible Materialsepsilon-decalactoneLactonesNanotubes, CarbonPolymersSilverThiophenes

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PMID33446813
PMCPMC7809477
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