title: Tuning nano-architectures and improving bioactivity of conducting polypyrrole coating on bone implants by incorporating bone-borne small molecules.
abstract: Citric acid, a molecule present in fresh bone, was introduced into template-free electrochemical polymerization to form biocompatible coating made of polypyrrole (PPy) nano-cones on bone implants. It served not only as a dopant to tune the nano-architectures but also as a promoter to enhance bioactivity of the PPy-coated implants.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
authors.forename: Zhaoyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
authors.forename: Chengyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Chuanbin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao