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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2012

Biomaterials-based electronics: polymers and interfaces for biology and medicine.

Meredith Muskovich, Christopher J Bettinger

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Multifunctional Ionene Liquid Crystal Elastomers.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025
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  11. Sustainable Natural Bio-Origin Materials for Future Flexible Devices.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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  17. Denatured M13 Bacteriophage-Templated Perovskite Solar Cells Exhibiting High Efficiency.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2020
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  20. Stability of Selected Hydrogen Bonded Semiconductors in Organic Electronic Devices.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Meredith MuskovichDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Christopher J Bettinger

Funding

Regenerative Integration of Percutaneous ImplantsR21EB015165 · NIBIB · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI BETTINGER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN, CAMPBELL, PHIL GORDON · 2012 to 2013
$395k
Biodegradable Field-Effect Transitors for Electronically Active ScaffoldsF32NS064771 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BETTINGER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN · 2009 to 2010
$74k
NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB015165NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS064771
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced polymeric biomaterials continue to serve as a cornerstone for new medical technologies and therapies. The vast majority of these materials, both natural and synthetic, interact with biological matter in the absence of direct electronic communication. However, biological systems have evolved to synthesize and utilize naturally-derived materials for the generation and modulation of electrical potentials, voltage gradients, and ion flows. Bioelectric phenomena can be translated into potent signaling cues for intra- and inter-cellular communication. These cues can serve as a gateway to link synthetic devices with biological systems. This progress report will provide an update on advances in the application of electronically active biomaterials for use in organic electronics and bio-interfaces. Specific focus will be granted to covering technologies where natural and synthetic biological materials serve as integral components such as thin film electronics, in vitro cell culture models, and implantable medical devices. Future perspectives and emerging challenges will also be highlighted.

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ForecastingBiocompatible MaterialsElectronicsPolymersBiocompatible MaterialsPolymers

Identifiers

PMID23184740
PMCPMC3642371

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