title: Development of conductive polymer with carbon nanotubes for regenerative medicine applications.
abstract: Multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/polymer composites are hybrid materials that combine numerous mechanical, electrical and chemical properties and thus, constitute ideal biomaterials for a wide range of regenerative medicine applications. Although, complete dispersion of MWCNT in a polymer matrix has rarely been achieved, in this study we have studied the dispersibility of MWCNT in POSS-PCU, a novel polymer based on polyprolactone and polycarbonate polyurethane (PCU) with an incorporated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). Furthermore, we developed a computational model that can visualise MWCNTs in order to predict the range of dispersibility and provide a 3-D mathematical model that can predict the chemical concentration for ideal nanocomposites.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Seifalian's laboratory at CNRM, University College London, UK. eleni.antoniadou09@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Eleni V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Antoniadou
authors.forename: Brian G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Cousins
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Seifalian
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008422:Materials Testing; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon