Conducting polymer electrodes printed on hydrogel.
We report herein the micropatterning of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) on a hydrogel, agarose, to provide a fully organic, moist, and flexible electrode. The PEDOT/agarose electrodes were prepared through two electrochemical processes: electropolymerization of PEDOT into the hydrogel and electrochemical-actuation-assisted peeling. We also present a typical application of the PEDOT/agarose electrode to the cultivation of contractile myotubes.
Sekine
Soichiro
S
Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
Ido
Yuichiro
Y
Miyake
Takeo
T
Nagamine
Kuniaki
K
Nishizawa
Matsuhiko
M
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004566:Electrodes; D020100:Hydrogels; D011108:Polymers
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020100:Hydrogels; D011108:Polymers