Conducting polymer electrodes printed on hydrogel

Soichiro Sekine; Yuichiro Ido; Takeo Miyake; Kuniaki Nagamine; Matsuhiko Nishizawa

doi:10.1021/ja1062357

Conducting polymer electrodes printed on hydrogel

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Sep 29;132(38):13174-5. doi: 10.1021/ja1062357.

Authors

Soichiro Sekine¹, Yuichiro Ido, Takeo Miyake, Kuniaki Nagamine, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.

PMID: 20825188
DOI: 10.1021/ja1062357

Abstract

We report herein the micropatterning of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) on a hydrogel, agarose, to provide a fully organic, moist, and flexible electrode. The PEDOT/agarose electrodes were prepared through two electrochemical processes: electropolymerization of PEDOT into the hydrogel and electrochemical-actuation-assisted peeling. We also present a typical application of the PEDOT/agarose electrode to the cultivation of contractile myotubes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biocompatible Materials
Electrodes*
Hydrogels*
Polymers*

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Hydrogels
Polymers