title: Nanocellulose electroconductive composites.
abstract: Cellulose-based electroconductive composites can be prepared by combining conducting electroactive materials with hydrophilic biocompatible cellulose. Inorganic nanoparticles, such as metal ions and oxides, carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxide, conducting polymers, and ionic liquids (through doping, blending or coating) can be introduced into the cellulose matrix. Such composites can form a biocompatible interface for microelectronic devices, and provide a biocompatible matrix or scaffold for electrically stimulated drug release devices, implantable biosensors, and neuronal prostheses. Here the benefits of combining conventional and bacterial cellulose with these electroactive composites are described and future applications are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Glyn O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002482:Cellulose / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011108:Polymers; D006108:Graphite; D002482:Cellulose