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Polymerization <strong>and</strong> Applications <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biodegradable</strong> Polyesters<br />

CV spectrum correlates to decreased electroactivity. Scale bars are 100 μm. 130<br />

PPy can not be further covalently modified due to there are no functional pendent or<br />

terminal groups on its chain. This limitation can be overcome by doping with polymers<br />

having functional groups. A good example <strong>of</strong> this technique is conducted by Song et al. In<br />

their report, PPy was doped with poly(glutamic acid) (PGlu), which has pendent carboxylic<br />

acid groups could further react with amino <strong>of</strong> polylysine <strong>and</strong>/or laminin. Dorsal root ganglion<br />

(DRG) neurons were observed to preferentially adhere to <strong>and</strong> extend neurites on the PPy<br />

surfaces modified with polylysine <strong>and</strong>/or laminin (Figure 1.5.6). 130<br />

Figure 1.5.6 Phase contrast <strong>and</strong> fluorescence images <strong>of</strong> DRGs adhered to the surface <strong>of</strong> pPy-X,<br />

where X = 1. pLys, 2. Lmn, <strong>and</strong> 3. pLys-Lmn. Cell nuclei were labeled with DAPI (blue<br />

florescence). All images were taken at 10× magnification <strong>and</strong> the 200 μm scale bar applies to all<br />

images shown. 130<br />

PPy is not biodegradable in nature <strong>and</strong> many works were carried out to blend it with<br />

biodegradable polymeric materials to obtain partially absorbable materials. For example, PPy<br />

nanoparticle was blended with PLA to fabricate a composite which is both biodegradable <strong>and</strong><br />

conductive. 117 Altering the content <strong>of</strong> PPy in the composites will result in the changes <strong>of</strong> both

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