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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Mussel-Inspired Dopamine and Carbon Nanotube Leading to a Biocompatible Self-Rolling Conductive Hydrogel Film.

Junzi Jiang, Yong Huang, Yitian Wang, Hui Xu, Malcolm Xing, Wen Zhong

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Junzi JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. xiaobeike000@163.com.
Yong HuangChongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China. huangyongcqbb@126.com.
Yitian WangDepartment of Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. wangy392@myumanitoba.ca.
Hui XuDepartment of Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. umxu68@myumanitoba.ca.
Malcolm XingDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Malcolm.xing@umanitoba.ca.
Wen ZhongDepartment of Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. wen.zhong@umanitoba.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a novel self-rolling, conductive, and biocompatible multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-dopamine-polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel film. The gel can self-fold into a thin tube when it is transferred from a glass slide to an aqueous environment, regardless of the concentrations of the MWCNT. The film presents a highly organized pattern, which results from the self-assembly of hydrophilic dopamine and hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. By exploring the biomedical potential, we found that MWCNT-included rolled film is nontoxic and can promote cell growth. For further functional verification by qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction), bone marrow derived mesenchymal cells present higher levels of osteogenic differentiations in response to a higher concentration of CNTs. The results suggest that the self-rolling, conductive CNT-dopamine-PEG hydrogel could have multiple potentials, including biomedical usage and as a conductive biosensor.

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carbon nanotube conductive filmcellular compatibilitymussel-inspired dopamineself-assemblyself-rolling film

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PMID28820472
PMCPMC5578330

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