Polymer/silica nanocomposites: preparation, characterization, properties, and applications

H Zou, S Wu, J Shen - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic composite materials have been extensively studied for a long time. When
inorganic phases in organic/inorganic composites become nanosized, they are called …

Conducting polymers in biomedical engineering

NK Guimard, N Gomez, CE Schmidt - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
Conducting polymers (CPs) were first produced in the mid-1970s as a novel generation of
organic materials that have both electrical and optical properties similar to those of metals …

Electrospinning polyaniline-contained gelatin nanofibers for tissue engineering applications

M Li, Y Guo, Y Wei, AG MacDiarmid, PI Lelkes - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Polyaniline (PANi), a conductive polymer, was blended with a natural protein, gelatin, and
co-electrospun into nanofibers to investigate the potential application of such a blend as …

Silica-based nanoparticles for biomedical applications

A Bitar, NM Ahmad, H Fessi, A Elaissari - Drug discovery today, 2012 - Elsevier
In this short review we highlight novel uses of silica-based nanoparticles (NPs) in the
biomedical sector. Silica NPs are widely used in nanotechnology because they are easy to …

Stöber synthesis of monodispersed luminescent silica nanoparticles for bioanalytical assays

LM Rossi, L Shi, FH Quina, Z Rosenzweig - Langmuir, 2005 - ACS Publications
We have developed a simple method to prepare bright and photostable luminescent silica
nanoparticles of different sizes and narrow size distribution in high yield. The method is …

Carboxylic acid-functionalized conductive polypyrrole as a bioactive platform for cell adhesion

JW Lee, F Serna, J Nickels, CE Schmidt - Biomacromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
Electroactive polymers such as polypyrrole (PPy) are highly attractive for a number of
biomedical applications, including their use as coatings for electrodes or neural probes and …

Covalent immobilization of bromocresol purple on cellulose nanocrystals for use in pH-responsive indicator films

H Khanjanzadeh, BD Park - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
This study developed pH-indicator films by combining esterified cellulose nanocrystals (e-
CNCs) with activated bromocresol purple (a-BCP) via covalent bonding for pH-sensitive …

Kinetic study of the formation of polypyrrole nanoparticles in water‐soluble polymer/metal cation systems: a light‐scattering analysis

JY Hong, H Yoon, J Jang - Small, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A facile way to synthesize nanometer‐sized polymer (polypyrrole, PPy) particles is explored
on the basis of the formation of complexes between water‐soluble polymers and metal …

Polymerization model for hydrogen peroxide initiated synthesis of polypyrrole nanoparticles

K Leonavicius, A Ramanaviciene, A Ramanavicius - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
A very simple, environmentally friendly, one-step oxidative polymerization route to fabricate
polypyrrole (Ppy) nanoparticles of fixed size and morphology was developed and …

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of metal ferrites/polypyrrole nanocomposites

S Chamani, E Sadeghi, NS Peighambardoust… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of inorganic (eg, ferrite nanoparticles) and organic (eg, conducting
polymers) materials in the fabrication of heterojunctions or composites is an attractive …