Fabrication of carboxylic graphene oxide-composited polypyrrole film for neurite growth under electrical stimulation

摘要

An aligned composite film was fabricated via the deposition of carboxylic graphe ne oxide(C-GO)and polypyrrole(PPy)nano particles on alig ned poly(L-lactic acid)(PLLA)fiber-films(named as C-GO/PPy/PLLA),which has the core(PLLA)-sheath(C-GO/PPy)structure,and the composition of C-GO(~4.8 wt.%of PPy sheath)significantly enhanced the tensile strength and the conductivity of the PPy/PLLA film?Especially,after 4 weeks of immersion in the PBS solution,the conductivity and the tensile strength of CGO/PPy/PLLA films still remained-6.10 S/cm and 28.9 MPa,respectively,which could meet the need of the sustained electrical stimulation(ES)therapy for nerve repair.Moreover,the neurite length and the neurite alignment were significantly in creased through exerting ES on C-GO/PPy/PLLA films due to their sustained conductivity in the fluid of cell culture.These results indicated that C-GO/PPy/PLLA with sustained conductivity and mechanical property possessed great potential of nerve repair by exerting lasting-ES.