Collagen gel formation in the presence of a carbon nanobrush.

Type I, bovine skin collagen was allowed to gel in the presence of various concentrations of a carbon nanotube material covered with a polystyrene/polyaniline copolymer, called a carbon nanobrush (CNB). The rate of collagen gelation was enhanced by the presence of the CNB in a dose dependent manner. The extent of collagen gelation was due to the concentration of collagen and not the amount of CNB.

Carbon nanobrush-containing poloxamer hydrogel composites for tissue regeneration.

The objective of this study was to examine potential uses for electrically conductive hydrogel composites in tissue engineering and tissue regeneration, and to explore the composites as a growth matrix for clinically relevant cell lines. The composite was comprised of carbon nanobrushes embedded in a biocompatible poloxamer gel. In this study, we assessed the ability of such composite gels to support the growth of fibroblasts and myocytes and eventually serve as a matrix to stimulate wound closure.

Capillary electrophoretic separation by double-strand polyaniline-coate capillaries of the advanced glycation endproducts formed from N-alpha-acetyl-L-lysine with reducing sugars.

Capillary electrophoresis using a capillary coated with a double-strand coating of polyaniline:poly(methyacrylate-co-acrylic acid) (PAN:P[MA-AAI) was used to separate advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) formed at 37 degrees C from model systems containing either glucose (Glc), fructose (Fru), or glyceraldehyde (GA) and N-alpha-acetyl-L-lysine (NALys). The presence of the P(MA-AA) as a second strand in the polymer allows the maintenance of the conductive state of the PAN at a wide pH range. Effects of buffer pH and coating concentration on the electroosmotic flow (EOF) were investigated.

Enhanced analysis of purine and pyrimidine bases by the use of double-strand polyaniline coatings in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography.

A double-strand polymeric complex, which suppresses electroosmotic flow relative to fused-silica, is described. The polymeric complex contains a strand polyaniline (PAN) with the second strand containing polyacrylic acid (PAA) and methacrylate (MA) groups. The complex is referred to as PAN:P(AAMA).