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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Recent Advancements in Polythiophene-Based Materials and their Biomedical, Geno Sensor and DNA Detection.

Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Sonia Bahrani, Khadije Yousefi, Gity Behbudi, Aziz Babapoor, Navid Omidifar, Chin Wei Lai, Ahmad Gholami, Wei-Hung Chiang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Seyyed Mojtaba MousaviDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan.
Seyyed Alireza HashemiNanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4713-6883
Sonia BahraniDepartment of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345-1583, Iran.
Khadije YousefiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71348-51154, Iran.
Gity BehbudiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil P.O. Box 179, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-1851-159X
Aziz BabapoorDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil P.O. Box 179, Iran.
Navid OmidifarDepartment of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345-1583, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3391-926X
Chin Wei LaiNanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-7549-5015
Ahmad GholamiBiotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345-1583, Iran.
Wei-Hung ChiangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6350-6696
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TWUniversity of Mohaghegh Ardabili · IRShiraz University · IRUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Malaya · MY

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology 109-2923-E011-003-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review, the unique properties of intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP) in biomedical engineering fields are summarized. Polythiophene and its valuable derivatives are known as potent materials that can broadly be applied in biosensors, DNA, and gene delivery applications. Moreover, this material plays a basic role in curing and promoting anti-HIV drugs. Some of the thiophene's derivatives were chosen for different experiments and investigations to study their behavior and effects while binding with different materials and establishing new compounds. Many methods were considered for electrode coating and the conversion of thiophene to different monomers to improve their functions and to use them for a new generation of novel medical usages. It is believed that polythiophenes and their derivatives can be used in the future as a substitute for many old-fashioned ways of creating chemical biosensors polymeric materials and also drugs with lower side effects yet having a more effective response. It can be noted that syncing biochemistry with biomedical engineering will lead to a new generation of science, especially one that involves high-efficiency polymers. Therefore, since polythiophene can be customized with many derivatives, some of the novel combinations are covered in this review.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesAnti-HIV AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleDNAElectrochemical TechniquesElectrodesMicroscopy, Atomic ForcePolymersSensitivity and SpecificityThiophenesAnti-HIV AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleDNAPolymerspolythiopheneThiophenesantibacterialbiochemistrybiosensorsconductive polymerspolymers

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PMID34202199
PMCPMC8268102
OpenAlexW3177215529

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