Enhancing the Electrical Conductivity of Electrospun PCL Fibers by Coating with Polydopamine and In Situ Gold Nanoparticles Doped on the Polydopamine Coating.

ABSTRACT: Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a synthetic biodegradable polymer widely used in biomedical research due to its flexibility, safety for use in the body, and FDA approval for medical use. Nevertheless, its inherent hydrophobicity and restricted bioactivity limit its direct utilization in the field of biomaterials. Efforts to overcome these limitations include, but are not limited to, surface modifications, coating, and the use of copolymers of PCL with hydrophilic polymers. Polydopamine (PDA), the oxidative polymerization product of dopamine, a naturally occurring biomolecule in living organisms, is a flexible, bioinspired coating that makes surfaces more hydrophilic and facilitates cell attachment by incorporating numerous catechol and amine functional groups, making it suitable for biomaterial

SUBMITTER: Tasdelen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12693823 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature