Title :
Culture experiments for mouse fibroblast using conductive polymers
Author :
Onoda, Mitsuyoshi ; Abe, Y. ; Tada, Kazuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to develop electrodes for electrical stimulation of the nervous system using conductive polymers, polypyrrole (PPy) and/or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene), (PEDOT). We evaluated biocompatibility in mouse fibroblasts and/or myoblasts. Cultured cells on PPy and/or PEDOT showed extended neuritis and survived for over one week. These experiments have demonstrated that conductive polymers such as PPy and PEDOT have high biocompatibility and are applicable to nerve stimulation electrodes.
Keywords :
biochemistry; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical materials; cellular biophysics; conducting polymers; electrochemical electrodes; neurophysiology; biocompatibility; conductive polymers; cultured cells; electrical stimulation; mouse fibroblast; mouse myoblasts; nerve stimulation electrodes; nervous system; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); polypyrrole; Anodes; Conductivity; Fibroblasts; Films; Polymers; Solvents; biocompatibility; conductive polymers; cultured cell; nerve stimulation electrode; poly(3,4-ethylened-ioxytkiopkene); polypyrrole;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials (ISEIM), Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-4-88686-074-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.2011.6826269
