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Incorporating catechol into electroactive polypyrrole nanowires on titanium to promote hydroxyapatite formation
Zhengao Wang1,2, Jinquan Zeng3, Guoxin Tan4
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
Abstract:
To improve the osteointegration property of biomedical titanium, nano-architectured electroactive coating was synthesized through the electrochemical polymerization of dopamine and pyrrole. The highly binding affinity of Ca2+ to the catechol moiety of doped dopamine enabled efficient interaction between polypyrrole/polydopamine nanowires and mineral ions. The results indicate that the PPy/PDA nanowires preserved its efficient electro-activity and accelerated the hydroxyapatite deposition in a simulated body fluid. The PPy/PDA nanowires coating could be applied to promote the osteointegration of titanium implant.
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