Pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels

Baoyang Lu; Hyunwoo Yuk; Shaoting Lin; Nannan Jian; Kai Qu; Jingkun Xu; Xuanhe Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09003-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels

Baoyang Lu,
Hyunwoo Yuk,
Shaoting Lin,
Nannan Jian,
Kai Qu,
Jingkun Xu,
Xuanhe Zhao

Affiliations

Baoyang Lu: School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
Hyunwoo Yuk: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shaoting Lin: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nannan Jian: School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
Kai Qu: School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
Jingkun Xu: School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
Xuanhe Zhao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09003-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Hydrogels of conducting polymers provide an electrical interface with biological tissues for sensing and stimulation, but currently have compromised mechanical and electrical properties. Here, the authors show a simple method to achieve pure PEDOT:PSS hydrogels that exhibit superior mechanical and electrical properties, stability, and tunable swelling.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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