In Vitro Testing of Polyaniline Biological Properties Doctoral Thesis Summary

Zdenka Kuceková

Nowadays, interest in conducting polymers continues to increase. Polyaniline, due to its unique properties, possesses an important place among conducting polymers. The fact that several cell types and tissues are responsive to electrical fields and stimuli has made polyaniline attractive for a number of biological and medical applications. Any material used in biomedicine must have excellent properties in bulk as well as on the surface, because the surface comes into contact with living tissues first. Materials suitable for biomedical applications are generally those with surfaces that promote intended cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Although polyaniline has been studied for many years, there has been only limited investigation of its biological properties.