Molecular design, synthesis, and characterization of conjugated polymers for interfacing electronic biomedical devices with living tissue

MRS Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-153

  Martin, David C ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; TISSUE;

BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; LIVING TISSUES; MATERIALS RESEARCH; MOLECULAR DESIGN; ORGANIC MATERIALS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); SEMICONDUCTING ELECTRODES; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 84946481605     PISSN: 21596859     EISSN: 21596867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2015.17     Document Type: Article

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