@article {17608, title = {Dextrin- and Conducting-Polymer-Containing Biocomposites: Properties and Behavior as Cellular Matrix}, journal = {MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING }, volume = {297}, year = {2012}, month = {2012-04-02 00:00:00}, pages = {359-368}, publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, BOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANY}, abstract = {

Both a-cyclodextrin and linear\ dextrin\ are used to prepare\ biocomposites\ with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Materials are prepared electrochemically in aqueous solution. Comparison with the pure\ polymer\ indicates that the electroactivity and electrostability decrease with the incorporation of the dextrins while the electrical conductivity is retained. The different\ properties\ of the two\ biocomposites\ suggest that the linear\ dextrin\ is mainly located at the surface, whereas the cyclodextrin is homogeneously distributed in the polymeric\ matrix. Cell adhesion and proliferation assays indicate that the\ cellular\ activity is significantly higher in the\ dextrin-containingbiocomposites.

}, keywords = {biocompatibility, cellular activity, conducting polymers, poly(3; 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), Polysaccharide}, issn = {1438-7492}, doi = {10.1002/mame.201100180}, url = {http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA\&search_mode=GeneralSearch\&qid=22\&SID=R26mYWbF6MIAgV5us3R\&page=1\&doc=1}, author = {Teixeira-Dias, B. and del Valle, L. J. and Estrany, F. and Mano, J. F. and Reis, R. L. and Aleman, C.} }