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Conductive polyurethane/PEGylated graphene oxide composite for 3D-printed nerve guidance conduits
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Farzan, Afsoon
Borandeh, Sedigheh
Seppälä, Jukka
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European Polymer Journal, Volume 167
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Conductive polymeric nanocomposites have made significant contributions in nerve regeneration. To this aim, the best results are obtained by using nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) with conductive, bio-compatible, bio-degradable tubes as well as special topographical features. In this study, biodegradable, conductive, solvent-free polyurethane/PEGylated graphene oxide (PU/PEG-GO) composites were synthesized and successfully 3D printed into flexible nerve conduits with different precise geometries, such as hollow, porous, and grooved tubes, using stereolithography. The composite containing 5% PEG-GO showed the highest tensile stress (3.51 ± 0.54 MPa), tensile strain at break (∼170%), and conductivity (1.1 × 10−3 S/cm) with the lowest contact angle of 72° attributing to the strong interfacial interactions between PEG-GO nanosheets and the PU matrix. Moreover, the PU/PEG-GO 5% exhibited higher compression strength compared with pure PU and showed appropriate enzymatic degradation after 6 weeks, which is expected to last sufficiently for an efficient nerve regeneration. Altogether the 3D-printed, conductive, biodegradable, and flexible PU/PEG-GO 5% conduit with precise geometry has potential as NGCs for peripheral nerve regeneration.
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Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, and Academy of Finland No. 307485 (3D-Biomat) for providing funding for this project. This work made use of the BIOECONOMY infrastructure at Aalto University. Publisher Copyright: © 2022
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Farzan, A, Borandeh, S & Seppälä, J 2022, 'Conductive polyurethane/PEGylated graphene oxide composite for 3D-printed nerve guidance conduits', European Polymer Journal, vol. 167, 111068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111068