Functionalized electrically conductive polymers for biomedical applications

导电聚合物是不添加任何金属或碳黑等无机物而具有导电性的人造有机材料。它们在生物系统和外部电气单元的接口应用方面的研究越来越多。例如，它们被涂在神经植入物的表面，在不中断电通信的情况下减少神经疤痕。导电聚合物也可以构建成生物传感器来检测生物分子或环境的变化。鉴于生物电子学在医学中的重要性日益增加，导电聚合物在未来有可能发挥更大的作用。

Conductive polymers are man-made organic materials that are electrically conductive without addition of any metal or inorganic substances such as carbon blacks. They are increasingly studied for applications at the interface of biological system and external electrical units. For example, they are coated at the surface of neural implants to reduce neural scar without interrupting electrical communication. Conductive polymers can also be constructed into biosensors to detect biomolecules or the change of environment. In view of the increasing importance of bioelectronics in medicine, conductive polymers have the potential to play bigger roles in future.