Conductive Polymers
Electrical Interactions in Cell Biology and Medicine
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Conductive Polymers
Electrical Interactions in Cell Biology and Medicine
About This Book
This book is dedicated to the field of conductive polymers, focusing on electrical interactions with biological systems. It addresses the use of conductive polymers as the conducting interface for electrical communications with the biological system, both in vitro and in vivo. It provides an overview on the chemistry and physics of conductive polymers, their useful characteristics as well as limitations, and technologies that apply conductive polymers for medical purposes. This groundbreaking resource addresses cytotoxicity and tissue compatibility of conductive polymers, the basics on electromagnetic fields, and commonly used experimental methods. Readers will also learn how cells are cultured in vitro with conductive polymers, and how conductive polymers and living tissues interact electrically. Throughout the contents, chapter authors emphasize the importance of conductive polymers in biomedical engineering and their potential applications in medicine.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Series Preface
- Foreword
- Preface
- Editors
- Contributors
- 1: Early history of conductive organic polymers
- 2: Synthesis of biomedically relevant conducting polymers
- 3: Properties and characterization of conductive polymers
- 4: Mechanism in charge transfer and electrical stability
- 5: Industry-viable metal anticorrosion application of polyaniline
- 6: Medical device implants for neuromodulation
- 7: The electromagnetic nature of proteināprotein interactions
- 8: The impact of electric fields on cell processes, membrane proteins, and intracellular signaling cascades
- 9: Lipidāprotein electrostatic interactions in the regulation of membraneāprotein activities
- 10: Experimental methods to manipulate cultured cells with electrical and electromagnetic fields
- 11: The neurotrophic factor rationale for using brief electrical stimulation to promote peripheral nerve regeneration in animal models and human patients
- 12: ļ»æIn vitroļ»æ modulatory effects of electrical field on fibroblasts
- 13: The role of electrical field on neurons: ļ»æIn vitroļ»æ studies
- 14: Modulation of bone cell activities ļ»æin vitroļ»æ by electrical and electromagnetic stimulations
- 15: Electrical stimulation of cells derived from muscle
- 16: The response of endothelial cells to endogenous bioelectric fields
- 17: The role of electrical field on stem cells ļ»æin vitroļ»æ
- 18: Effects of electrical stimulation on cutaneous wound healing: Evidence from ļ»æin vitroļ»æ studies and clinical trials
- 19: Effect of electrical stimulation on bone healing
- Index