Functionalized electrically conductive polymers for biomedical applications

导电聚合物是一种人造有机材料，不添加任何金属或无机物(如炭黑)即可导电。它们在生物系统和外部电气单元的接口上的应用越来越多地被研究。例如，它们被涂覆在神经植入物的表面，以在不中断电通讯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，导电聚合物具有在未来发挥更大作用的潜力。

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.