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Chapter 1<br />

Figure 1.5.9 (A) SEM image <strong>of</strong> PANi-gelatin blend fibers with ratio 45:55. Original<br />

magnification is 5000×. (B) Morphology <strong>of</strong> H9c2 myoblast cells at 20 h post-seeding on 45:55<br />

PANi-gelatin blend fiber. Staining is for nuclei-bisbenzimide <strong>and</strong> actin cytoskeletonphalloidin;<br />

fibers aut<strong>of</strong>luoresce. Original magnification is 400×. (C) SEM images <strong>of</strong> H9c2 cells cultured on<br />

45:55 PANI-gelatin blend fibers. 134<br />

Despite the progress <strong>of</strong> PNAi in tissue engineering application, there was still a lot <strong>of</strong> work<br />

to do to improve their poor solubility, the poor polymer-cell interaction <strong>and</strong> biodegradability.<br />

Therefore, it is necessary to design novel electroactive polymers with good solubility,<br />

biocompatibility <strong>and</strong> biodegradability for the tissue engineering application. For example,<br />

polyanline was blended with natural polymers such as collagen <strong>and</strong> gelatin or covalently<br />

grafted with oligopeptides such as Ty-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg (YIGSR) to improve its polymer-cell<br />

133, 134<br />

interaction (Figure 1.5.9).<br />

Figure 1.5.10 (A) Phase contrast images <strong>of</strong> PC-12 cell morphology <strong>of</strong> (a) TCP, (b) TCP with<br />

NGF, (c) ATQD-RGD,<strong>and</strong> (d) ATQD-RGD with NGF on day 10 (B)Neurite length distribution<br />

chart for ATQD-RGD substrates with <strong>and</strong> without NGF.<br />

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