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Hai W, Liu Y, Tian Y, Chen Z, Chen Y, Bao W, Bai T, Liu J, Liu Y. In Situ Growth of Columnar PEG on PEDOT and Its Antifouling Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:14738-14747. [PMID: 38957955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
Abstract
The antifouling properties of conductive polymers have received extensive attention for biosensor and bioelectronic applications. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a well-known antifouling material, but the controlled regulation of the surface topography of PEG without a template remains a challenge. Here, we show a columnar structure antifouling conductive polymer brush with enhanced antifouling properties and considerable conductivity. The method involves synthesizing the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene monomer modified with azide (EDOT-N3), the electropolymerization of PEDOT-N3, and the in situ growth of PEG polymer brushes on PEDOT through double-click reactions. The resultant columnar structure polymer brush exhibits high electrical conductivity (3.5 Ω·cm2), ultrahigh antifouling property, electrochemical stability (capacitance retention was 93.8% after 2000 cycles of CV scans in serum), and biocompatibility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenfeng Hai
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
- Key Laboratory of Mongolian Medicine Research and Development Engineering, Ministry of Education, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210000, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tong Liao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, China
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Dhawan V, Martin PN, Hu X, Cui XT. Investigation of a chondroitin sulfate-based bioactive coating for neural interface applications. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:5535-5550. [PMID: 38747002 PMCID: PMC11152038 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00501e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Invasive neural implants allow for high-resolution bidirectional communication with the nervous tissue and have demonstrated the ability to record neural activity, stimulate neurons, and sense neurochemical species with high spatial selectivity and resolution. However, upon implantation, they are exposed to a foreign body response which can disrupt the seamless integration of the device with the native tissue and lead to deterioration in device functionality for chronic implantation. Modifying the device surface by incorporating bioactive coatings has been a promising approach to camouflage the device and improve integration while maintaining device performance. In this work, we explored the novel application of a chondroitin sulfate (CS) based hydrophilic coating, with anti-fouling and neurite-growth promoting properties for neural recording electrodes. CS-coated samples exhibited significantly reduced protein-fouling in vitro which was maintained for up to 4-weeks. Cell culture studies revealed a significant increase in neurite attachment and outgrowth and a significant decrease in microglia attachment and activation for the CS group as compared to the control. After 1-week of in vivo implantation in the mouse cortex, the coated probes demonstrated significantly lower biofouling as compared to uncoated controls. Like the in vitro results, increased neuronal population (neuronal nuclei and neurofilament) and decreased microglial activation were observed. To assess the coating's effect on the recording performance of silicon microelectrodes, we implanted coated and uncoated electrodes in the mouse striatum for 1 week and performed impedance and recording measurements. We observed significantly lower impedance in the coated group, likely due to the increased wettability of the coated surface. The peak-to-peak amplitude and the noise floor levels were both lower in the CS group compared to the controls, which led to a comparable signal-to-noise ratio between the two groups. The overall single unit yield (% channels recording a single unit) was 74% for the CS and 67% for the control group on day 1. Taken together, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of the polysaccharide-based coating in reducing biofouling and improving biocompatibility for neural electrode devices.
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- Vaishnavi Dhawan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Center for Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Center for Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Wu J, Gu M, Travaglini L, Lauto A, Ta D, Wagner P, Wagner K, Zeglio E, Savva A, Officer D, Mawad D. Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors Based on Tunable and Functional Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Copolymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:28969-28979. [PMID: 38778796 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs) are being explored in applications such as bioelectronics, biosensors, energy conversion and storage, and optoelectronics. OMIECs are largely composed of conjugated polymers that couple ionic and electronic transport in their structure as well as synthetic flexibility. Despite extensive research, previous studies have mainly focused on either enhancing ion conduction or enabling synthetic modification. This limited the number of OMIECs that excel in both domains. Here, a series of OMIECs based on functionalized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) copolymers that combine efficient ion/electron transport with the versatility of post-functionalization were developed. EDOT monomers bearing sulfonic (EDOTS) and carboxylic acid (EDOTCOOH) groups were electrochemically copolymerized in different ratios on oxygen plasma-treated conductive substrates. The plasma treatment enabled the synthesis of copolymers containing high ratios of EDOTS (up to 68%), otherwise not possible with untreated substrates. This flexibility in synthesis resulted in the fabrication of copolymers with tunable properties in terms of conductivity (2-0.0019 S/cm) and ion/electron transport, for example, as revealed by their volumetric capacitances (122-11 F/cm3). The importance of the organic nature of the OMIECs that are amenable to synthetic modification was also demonstrated. EDOTCOOH was successfully post-functionalized without influencing the ionic and electronic transport of the copolymers. This opens a new way to tailor the properties of the OMIECs to specific applications, especially in the field of bioelectronics.
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- Jiaxin Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden
- AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
- Digital Futures, Stockholm SE-100 44, Sweden
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- Bioelectronics Section, Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Lin CH, Wu JG, Lin HH, Luo SC. Electrified Interactions of Polyzwitterions with Charged Surfaces: Role of Dipole Orientation and Surface Potentials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:7653-7660. [PMID: 38532553 PMCID: PMC11008249 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The zwitterionic groups possess strong dipole moments, leading to inter- or intrachain interactions among zwitterionic polymers. This study aims to demonstrate the interaction of polyzwitterions poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC), and poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) (PCBMA) with electrified surfaces, despite their electrically neutral nature. We studied the adsorption of polyzwitterions and their monomers on electrified surfaces by using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (EQCM-D). The interaction between zwitterionic molecules and charged surfaces is explored by adjusting the surface potentials. Interestingly, the adsorption of polyzwitterions can be influenced by external potential, primarily due to the formation of polyzwitterions restricting the mobility of zwitterionic groups, affecting the adsorption behavior of polyzwitterions based on the surface potential. The impact is determined by the arrangement of positive and negative ions within the zwitterionic groups, which are the dipole orientation. Additionally, surface potentials determine the adsorption rate, amount, and chain conformation of the adsorbed thin polyzwitterion layers. The effect of ionic strength was investigated by introducing electrolytes into the aqueous solutions to assess the range of influenced surface potentials.
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- Chia-Hsuan Lin
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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Chang CY, Yang JR, Liu YS, Panda A. Facile surface functionalization of triboelectric layers via electrostatically self-assembled zwitterionic molecules for achieving efficient and stable antibacterial flexible triboelectric nanogenerators. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:646-660. [PMID: 38063132 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01529g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Manipulation of the surface properties of the triboelectric layer has been proven to be one of the key parameters to achieve high-performance and stable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG). Herein, a pragmatic surface engineering strategy that can substantially boost the performance and stability of flexible TENG is elaborated by incorporating the zwitterionic molecule dimethylethylammoniumpropane sulfonate (NDSB) as the surface modification layer. Given that zwitterionic molecules tend to form aggregated structures, realizing ordered arrangement on the substrate surface remains challenging to date. To address this issue, in this work, a combination of multiple surface treatments and molecular manipulation strategy is proposed. Our results prove that NDSB is effective in modifying the surface properties of the dielectric layer and electrode layer, leading to a remarkable power density and specific power of 2.86 W m-2 and 20.73 mW g-1 for flexible TENG, respectively. In addition, due to the strong interaction between the NDSB/dielectric and NDSB/electrode, a water-resistant long-term stable flexible TENG is realized. More encouragingly, our strategy is compatible with a cost-effective dip-coating technique, and an unprecedented demonstration of batch fabrication of TENG using NDSB to functionalize the surface of the dielectric layer and electrode layer synchronously can be realized, which is advantageous for rapid and up-scalable manufacturing of TENG. We also prove that the TENG based on zwitterionic materials reveals exceptional antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli. This study represents an important step towards the development of long-term stable flexible TENG that possesses a high output performance and excellent antibacterial activity based on a facile and economical strategy, enabling TENG technology to show bright prospects in a wide variety of application domains.
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- Chih-Yu Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
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Shaabani A, Bizari D, Khoshmohabat H. PEGylated curcumin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol)/Zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine vinylimidazole)-grafted chitosan nanofiber as a second-degree burn wound dressing. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 321:121307. [PMID: 37739537 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Burn injuries damage skin function and increased the risk of infection. Using natural-inspired antibiotic-free nanofibrous in wound healing has attracted increasing attention. Here, mPEG-Curcumin (mPEG-CUR) was synthesized through a novel, cheap, and high-efficiency method, and incorporated onto poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine vinylimidazole)-grafted chitosan (CS-g-PNVIS) nanofiber. Due to the lack of electrospinning capability of CS-g-PNVIS and its brittleness, to obtain nanofibers with uniform and bead-free morphology, PVA was used as an electrospinning aid polymer, so that the prepared nanofibers have suitable mechanical properties with an average diameter between 115 ± 18-157 ± 39 nm. The heat-treated nanofibers have adequate swelling and dimensional stability. Time-killing assay proved the antibacterial activity of the mPEG-CUR-loaded nanofibers towards Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterium. The MTT investigation illustrated the non-cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of the nanofibers. In vivo studies exhibited significant improvement in the mean wound area closure by applying mPEG-CUR nanofibers. The mPEG-CUR-loaded nanofibers showed the highest antioxidant (86 %) power after 40 min. Moreover, nanofibers possess a desirable WVT rate (3.4 ± 0.24-5.5 ± 0.3 kg/m2.d) and good breathability and had the potential to supply a suitable moist environment in the wounded area. This approach can be the beginning of a new path in designing a new generation of nanofiber mats for wound healing applications.
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- Alireza Shaabani
- Trauma Research Center, Clinical Sciences Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Clinical Sciences Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Trauma Research Center, Clinical Sciences Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Manipulating the distribution of surface charge of PEDOT toward zwitterion-like antifouling properties. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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