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American Chemical Society, ACS Nano, 2(9), p. 1767-1774, 2015

DOI: 10.1021/nn506607x

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Hierarchical Patterning Of Multifunctional Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles As A Bionic Platform For Topographic Contact Guidance.

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Abstract

The use of programmed electrical signals to influence biological events has been a widely accepted clinical methodology for neurostimulation. An optimal biocompatible platform for neural activation efficiently transfers electrical signals across the electrode-cell interface and also incorporates large area neural guidance conduits. Inherently conducting polymers (ICP), have emerged as frontrunners as soft biocompatible alternatives to traditionally used metal electrodes which are highly invasive and elicit tissue damage over long-term implantation. However fabrication techniques for the ICPs suffer a major bottleneck, which limits their usability and medical translation. Herein we report that these limitations can be overcome using colloidal chemistry to fabricate multimodal conducting polymer nanoparticles. Furthermore, we demonstrate that these polymer nanoparticles can be precisely assembled into large area linear conduits using surface chemistry. Finally, we validate that this platform can act as guidance conduits for neurostimulation, whereby the presence of electrical current induces remarkable dendritic axonal sprouting of cells.