Biomaterials based on biodegradable conducting polymers and bioplasmonics

• Grant number: 22/01164-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: April 01, 2022
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Susana Inés Córdoba de Torresi
• Grantee: Thiago Takeshi Obana
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/13492-2 - Synthetic and natural scaffolds applied to regenerative medicine, AP.TEM

Abstract

The research project aims at the application of a new conductive and biodegradable copolymer consisting of PEDOT-co-PLLA modified or not with plasmonic nanoparticles. The application focus of PEDOT-co-PLLA is in tissue engineering, more specifically with nerve or bone cells. In order to improve the processes of cell adhesion and proliferation through stimulation of electric current or electric field and light. (AU)