Abstract
Organic semiconductors are being increasingly used for a variety of biological applications, such as biochemical sensors, drug delivery, and neural interfaces. However, the poor adhesion of cells to the typically hydrophobic, neutrally charged and low surface energy of semiconducting thin films limit their use in in vitro, cell integrated bioelectronic devices. In this work, we investigate the influence of lysine side chain units incorporated in a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) semiconducting polymer on neural cell adhesion and growth, as well as evaluate their function in electrical devices. Synthesis of such biofunctionalized polymers obviates the need of biological coating steps while changing the surface physiochemistry, promising for applications in bioelectronics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6164-6172 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 17 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): OSR-2016-CRG5-3003
Acknowledgements: We acknowledge funding from KAUST, as well as EPSRC Project EP/G037515/1, EP/M005143/1, ECFP7 Project SC2 (610115), for the financial support. D.O, S.I. and I.M. gratefully acknowledge financial support from the KAUST Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award No. OSR-2016-CRG5-3003.