Abstract
Conducting polymers are mostly organic materials and possess attractive optical, mechanical, and semiconducting properties as compared to inorganic metals and other conventional polymers. Since the conducting polymers are stimuli responsive and because some of the tissues are responsive to the electrical fields, the hybrid composites formed from the conducting polymers and ionic components can find attractive biological and medical applications. With that view, we synthesized different composites by involving ethyl cellulose (EC) and polyamine (PANI) as adsorbent materials to various hydrogen phosphates (NiHPO4, MgHPO4, and SnHPO4) and cobalt oxide (Co3O4) components, respectively. We tested the electrical conductivity of the composites by involving the NaCl and KCl electrolytes; and, further, the biological efficiency by means of antimicrobial and anticancer activities were evaluated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Electrically Conductive Polymers and Polymer Composites |
| Subtitle of host publication | From Synthesis to Biomedical Applications |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 181-197 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783527807918 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783527342891 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anticancer activity
- Antimicrobial effect
- Ethyl cellulose
- Mg(II)HPO4
- Ni(II)HPO4
- Polymer conductivity
- Sn(II)HPO4
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science