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Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials

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Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials. / Kim, Semin; Jeong, Jin-Oh; Lee, Sanghun et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, 3721, 27.02.2018.

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Kim, S, Jeong, J-O, Lee, S, Park, J-S, Gwon, H-J, Jeong, SI, Hardy, JG, Lim, Y-M & Lee, J 2018, 'Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, 3721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22066-6

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Kim, S., Jeong, J-O., Lee, S., Park, J-S., Gwon, H-J., Jeong, S. I., Hardy, J. G., Lim, Y-M., & Lee, J. (2018). Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 3721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22066-6

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Kim S, Jeong J-O, Lee S, Park J-S, Gwon H-J, Jeong SI et al. Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials. Scientific Reports. 2018 Feb 27;8:3721. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22066-6

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Kim, Semin ; Jeong, Jin-Oh ; Lee, Sanghun et al. / Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials. In: Scientific Reports. 2018 ; Vol. 8.

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title = "Effective gamma-ray sterilization and characterization of conductive polypyrrole biomaterials",
abstract = "Conductive polymers, including polypyrrole (PPy), have been extensively explored to fabricate electrically conductive biomaterials for bioelectrodes and tissue engineering scaffolds. For their in vivo uses, a sterilization method without severe impairment of original material properties and performance is necessary. Gamma-ray radiation has been commonly applied for sterilization of medical products because of its simple and uniform sterilization without heat generation. Herein we describe the first study on gamma-ray sterilization of PPy bioelectrodes and its effects on their characteristics. We irradiated PPy bioelectrodes with different doses (0–75 kGy) of gamma-rays. Gamma-ray irradiation of the PPy (γ-PPy) increased the oxygenation and hydrophilicity of the surfaces. Interestingly, gamma-ray irradiation did not alter the electrical impedances and conductivities of the PPy substrates. Additionally, γ-PPy prepared with various dopants (e.g., para-toluene sulfonate, polystyrene sulfonate, and chlorine) showed the electrochemical properties similar to the non-irradiated control. Gamma-ray irradiation at doses of ≥15 kGy was required for effective sterilization as evidenced by complete eradication of gram positive and negative bacteria. γ-PPy substrates also showed cytocompatibility similar to untreated control PPy, indicating no substantial alteration of cytocompatibility. In conclusion, gamma ray sterilization is a viable method of sterilization of conducting polymer-based biomaterials for biomedical applications.",
keywords = "Biomaterials, Biomedical materials",
author = "Semin Kim and Jin-Oh Jeong and Sanghun Lee and Jong-Seok Park and Hui-Jeong Gwon and Jeong, {Sung In} and Hardy, {John George} and Youn-Mook Lim and Jae Lee",
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AU - Gwon, Hui-Jeong

AU - Jeong, Sung In

AU - Hardy, John George

AU - Lim, Youn-Mook

AU - Lee, Jae

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AB - Conductive polymers, including polypyrrole (PPy), have been extensively explored to fabricate electrically conductive biomaterials for bioelectrodes and tissue engineering scaffolds. For their in vivo uses, a sterilization method without severe impairment of original material properties and performance is necessary. Gamma-ray radiation has been commonly applied for sterilization of medical products because of its simple and uniform sterilization without heat generation. Herein we describe the first study on gamma-ray sterilization of PPy bioelectrodes and its effects on their characteristics. We irradiated PPy bioelectrodes with different doses (0–75 kGy) of gamma-rays. Gamma-ray irradiation of the PPy (γ-PPy) increased the oxygenation and hydrophilicity of the surfaces. Interestingly, gamma-ray irradiation did not alter the electrical impedances and conductivities of the PPy substrates. Additionally, γ-PPy prepared with various dopants (e.g., para-toluene sulfonate, polystyrene sulfonate, and chlorine) showed the electrochemical properties similar to the non-irradiated control. Gamma-ray irradiation at doses of ≥15 kGy was required for effective sterilization as evidenced by complete eradication of gram positive and negative bacteria. γ-PPy substrates also showed cytocompatibility similar to untreated control PPy, indicating no substantial alteration of cytocompatibility. In conclusion, gamma ray sterilization is a viable method of sterilization of conducting polymer-based biomaterials for biomedical applications.

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