Highly Aligned Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Nano- and Microscale Fibers and Tubes.

ABSTRACT: This study reports a facile method for the fabrication of aligned Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) fibers and tubes based on electrospinning and oxidative chemical polymerization. Discrete PEDOT nano- and microfibers and nano- and microtubes are difficult to fabricate quickly and reproducibly. We employed poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) polymers that were loaded with polymerizable 3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene (EDOT) monomer to create aligned nanofiber assemblies using a rotating glass mandrel during electrospinning. The EDOT monomer/PLGA polymer blends were then polymerized by exposure to an oxidative catalyst (FeCl₃). PEDOT was polymerized by continuously dripping a FeCl₃ solution onto the glass rod during electrospinning. The resulting PEDOT fibers were co

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322418 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature