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Chapter 1<br />

synthesized hyaluronic acid (HA)-doped PPy <strong>and</strong> explored its tissue engineering<br />

applications. 129 In vivo studies showed that the introducing <strong>of</strong> HA into PPy films improved the<br />

biocompatibility <strong>of</strong> PPy <strong>and</strong> promoted the vascularization.<br />

It should be noted that both conductivity <strong>and</strong> the film surface are <strong>of</strong>ten greatly changed<br />

when biologically active molecules are used as dopants. 129, 130 For example, the morphology<br />

<strong>and</strong> conductivity <strong>of</strong> polypyrrole-based films with different dopants were systematically<br />

studied. It was concluded that larger biomolecule dopants can significantly decrease<br />

conductivity <strong>and</strong> affect more obviously on morphology compared to small dopants. However,<br />

the exact effects <strong>of</strong> particular dopants are not very predictable (Figure 1.5.5).<br />

Figure 1.5.5 Morphology <strong>of</strong> thick PPy films as assessed using scanning electron microscopy<br />

(SEM) (top) <strong>and</strong> corresponding cyclic voltammograms (CVs), indicating electrical activity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

materials (bottom). (A) PPyCl. (B) PPy doped with poly(vinyl sulfate). (C) PPy doped with<br />

dermatan sulfate. (D) PPy doped with collagen (inset: thin film <strong>of</strong> collagen-doped PPy). A narrow<br />

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