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Organic bioelectronics: materials and biocompatibility

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posted on 2025-05-11, 15:08 authored by Krishna Feron, Rebecca LimRebecca Lim, Connor Sherwood, Angela Keynes, Alan BrichtaAlan Brichta, Paul DastoorPaul Dastoor
Organic electronic materials have been considered for a wide-range of technological applications. More recently these organic (semi)conductors (encompassing both conducting and semi-conducting organic electronic materials) have received increasing attention as materials for bioelectronic applications. Biological tissues typically comprise soft, elastic, carbon-based macromolecules and polymers, and communication in these biological systems is usually mediated via mixed electronic and ionic conduction. In contrast to hard inorganic semiconductors, whose primary charge carriers are electrons and holes, organic (semi)conductors uniquely match the mechanical and conduction properties of biotic tissue. Here, we review the biocompatibility of organic electronic materials and their implementation in bioelectronic applications.

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Journal title

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volume

19

Issue

8

Article number

2382

Publisher

MDPI AG

Language

  • en, English

College/Research Centre

Faculty of Health and Medicine

School

School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy

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