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Symposium: G06 - Polymer composites
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Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanoparticle Embedded Biodegradable Electrical Conductive Composite

Huang Wei-Jia (1), Chang Chia-Teng (1), Hsieh Yi-Kong (1), Tsao Shao-Hsuan (2), Ao-Ieong Wai-Sam (1), Wan De-hui (2), Wang Jane (1)*

(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University - Hsinchu - Taiwan, (2) Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University - Hsinchu - Taiwan

In medical science research, biodegradable materials are vastly applied to tissue engineering, organ cultivation and drug delivery in recent years. Lots of cases reveal the significance of electrical stimulation to the cell proliferation, especially for neuron regeneration. In order to provide electrical stimulation during cell culture, a conductive, biodegradable and flexible material is required. Gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) are biocompatible and used in medical diagnosis and nanomedicine delivery for the radiology enhancing characteristics. In electronics industry, nanoscale gold particles are utilized to build electrode in precision components for the high conductivity, chemical inertness and processing flexibility. Poly (glycerol-co-sebacate) (PGS) is a biodegradable polymer that is mechanically compatible with soft tissue and degrades through surface erosion. Poly (glycerol sebacate) acylate (PGSA) is a photocurable polymer similar to PGS that can be applied in 3D-printing. Both polymers are glycerol-based, and similar chemically. PGS is cured over high temperature and low pressure into highly elastic and quickly degradable material, while PGSA is cured in room temperature with UV-light. In this work, AuNPs are embedded in PGS and PGSA to fabricate PGS-AuNPs and PGSA-AuNPs novel composites in an attempt to produce a biodegradable yet conductive scaffold. These polymer composites are characterized via Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for AuNPs distribution and the conductive properties are characterized under different tissue engineering conditions. The novel composites shows high potential for neuron regeneration with the biocompatibility and electrical conductivity.