1st Edition
Conducting Polymers Chemistries, Properties and Biomedical Applications
Conducting polymers are versatile materials that possess both the unique properties of polymeric materials (elastic behavior, reversible deformation, flexibility, etc.) and the ability to conduct electricity with bulk conductivities comparable to those of metals and semiconductors. Conducting Polymers: Chemistries, Properties and Biomedical Applications provides current, state-of-the-art knowledge of conducting polymers and their composites for biomedical applications.
This book covers the fundamentals of conducting polymers, strategies to modify the structure of conducting polymers to make them biocompatible, and their applications in various biomedical areas such as drug/gene delivery, tissue engineering, antimicrobial activities, biosensors, etc.
FEATURES
- Covers the state-of-the-art progress on biodegradable conducting polymers for biomedical applications
- Presents synthesis, characterization, and applications of conducting polymers for various biomedical research
- Provides the fundamentals of biodegradation mechanisms and the role of conduction in biomedical devices
- Offers details of novel methods and advanced technologies used in biomedical applications using conducting polymers
- Highlights new directions for scientists, researchers, and students to better understand the chemistry, technologies, and applications of conducting polymers
This book is essential reading for all academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of materials science, polymers, nanotechnology, and biomedical technology.
1. Conducting Polymers: An Introduction
Luis A. Camacho-Cruz, Marlene A. Velazco-Medel, José C. Lugo-González, and Emilio Bucio
2. Conducting Polymers: Fundamentals to Biomedical Applications
Felipe de Souza, Anuj Kumar, and Ram K. Gupta
3. Conducting Polymers: Fundamentals, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Suba Lakshmi Madaswamy, N. Veni Keertheeswari, and Ragupathy Dhanusuraman
4. Chemistries and Biodegradability of Conducting Polymers
Shuo Chen and Zhengwei You
5. Strategies to Synthesize Biodegradable Conducting Polymers
Shagun Kainth, Piyush Sharma, and Pawan Kumar Diwan
6. Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis to Advanced Biomedical Applications
Eman Abdallah Ismail, Mbuso Faya, Edith Amuhaya, Calvin A. Omolo, and Thirumala Govender
7. Hybrid Conductive Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Multifunctionality
Daeik Jang, Hammad R. Khalid, S.Z. Farooq, H.N. Yoon, and H.K. Lee
8. Electrically Conductive Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications
Paloma Patra, Aswathi Thomas, and Aravind Kumar Rengan
9. Conducting Polymers for Gene Delivery
Aykut Arif Topcu, Erdoğan Özgür, and Adil Denizli
10. Conducting Polymers for Regenerative Medicine
Merve Çalışır, Nilay Bereli, İbrahim Vargel, and Adil Denizli
11. Conducting Polymers as Efficient Materials for Tissue Engineering
Srijita Sen, Trishna Bal, Aditya Dev Rajora, Shreya Sharma, Shubha Rani Sharma, and Neelima Sharma
12. Conducting Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for Tissue Engineering
Murugan Prasathkumar, Chenthamara Dhrisya, Salim Anisha, Robert Becky, and Subramaniam Sadhasivam
13. Conducting Polymers for Neural Tissue Engineering
Zahra Allahyari, Shayan Gholizadeh, Hossein Derakhshankhah, Katayoun Derakhshandeh, Seyed Mohammad Amini, and Hadi Samadian
14. Conducting Polymers for Ophthalmic Applications
Ismail Bal and Israfil Kucuk
15. Conducting Polymers for Biomedical Imaging
Gaurav Kulkarni, Krishna Dixit, Jhansi Lakshmi Parimi, Hema Bora, Baisakhee Saha, Soumen Das, and Santanu Dhara
16. Conducting Polymer-Based Micro-Containers for Biomedical Applications
Selcan Karakuş, Cemal Özeroğlu, and Mizan İbrahim Kahyaoğlu
17. Antimicrobial Activities of Conducting Polymers and Their Derivatives
Palanichamy Nandhini and Mariappan Rajan
18. Biodegradable Electronic Devices
Bavatharani Chokkiah, Muthusankar Eswaran, and Ragupathy Dhanusuraman
19. Microfluidic Devices with Integrated Conductive Polymeric Electrodes for Biosensing Applications
Khairunnisa Amreen and Sanket Goel
20. Advantages and Challenges of Biodegradable Electronic Devices
Maimoona Ilyas, Muntaha Ilyas, Farooq Sher, Umer Liaqat, Eder C. Lima, Ayesha Zafar, Jasmina Sulejmanović, and Mika Sillanpää
21. Conducting Polymers: An Efficient Way to Deal with Medical and Industrial Fouling
N. Raghavendra Naveen, Girirajasekhar Dornadula, Pamayyagari Kalpana, and Lakshmi Narasimha Gunturu
22. Antifouling Properties and Biomedical Applications of Conducting Polymers
Trinath Biswal, Dharmendra K. Jena, and Prafulla K. Sahoo
Biography
Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on conducting polymers and composites, green energy production and storage using biowastes and nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, flame-retardant polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, corrosion inhibiting coatings, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles, made over 280 national, international, and regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, edited many books, and written several book chapters. He has received over two and a half million dollars for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and editorial board member of numerous journals.
