Recent Advances of Conducting Polymers and Their Composites for Electrochemical Biosensing Applications

John H. T. Luong; Tarun Narayan; Shipra Solanki; Bansi D. Malhotra

doi:10.3390/jfb11040071

Recent Advances of Conducting Polymers and Their Composites for Electrochemical Biosensing Applications

Journal of Functional Biomaterials ◽

10.3390/jfb11040071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John H. T. Luong ◽

Tarun Narayan ◽

Shipra Solanki ◽

Bansi D. Malhotra

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Conducting Polymers ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Carbon Materials ◽

Functional Materials ◽

Glucose Sensing ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research ◽

Electrochemical Biosensing ◽

And Performance

Conducting polymers (CPs) have been at the center of research owing to their metal-like electrochemical properties and polymer-like dispersion nature. CPs and their composites serve as ideal functional materials for diversified biomedical applications like drug delivery, tissue engineering, and diagnostics. There have also been numerous biosensing platforms based on polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPY), polythiophene (PTP), and their composites. Based on their unique properties and extensive use in biosensing matrices, updated information on novel CPs and their role is appealing. This review focuses on the properties and performance of biosensing matrices based on CPs reported in the last three years. The salient features of CPs like PANI, PPY, PTP, and their composites with nanoparticles, carbon materials, etc. are outlined along with respective examples. A description of mediator conjugated biosensor designs and enzymeless CPs based glucose sensing has also been included. The future research trends with required improvements to improve the analytical performance of CP-biosensing devices have also been addressed.

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Magnetic-Plasmonic Heterodimer Nanoparticles: Designing Contemporarily Features for Emerging Biomedical Diagnosis and Treatments

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano9010097 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 97 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S. Shams ◽

Mohammad Ghazanfari ◽

Carolin Schmitz-Antoniak

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Photothermal Therapy ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Recent Progress ◽

Magnetic Hyperthermia ◽

Future Research ◽

Critical Properties ◽

Interfacial Morphology ◽

Biomedical Diagnosis ◽

And Performance

Magnetic-plasmonic heterodimer nanostructures synergistically present excellent magnetic and plasmonic characteristics in a unique platform as a multipurpose medium for recently invented biomedical applications, such as magnetic hyperthermia, photothermal therapy, drug delivery, bioimaging, and biosensing. In this review, we briefly outline the less-known aspects of heterodimers, including electronic composition, interfacial morphology, critical properties, and present concrete examples of recent progress in synthesis and applications. With a focus on emerging features and performance of heterodimers in biomedical applications, this review provides a comprehensive perspective of novel achievements and suggests a fruitful framework for future research.

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Current and Future Research Trends in Agricultural and Biomedical Applications of Medicinal Mushrooms and Mushroom Products (Review)

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms ◽

10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.2018029378 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (12) ◽

pp. 1121-1133 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Shu Ting Chang ◽

Solomon P. Wasser

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Applications ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research ◽

Medicinal Mushrooms

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A Comparative Analysis of Co-Production in Public Services

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126730 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6730

Author(s):

Pwint Kay Khine ◽

Jianing Mi ◽

Raza Shahid

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Service Providers ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research ◽

Production Studies ◽

Service Production ◽

Production Research ◽

Conceptual Paper ◽

Structural Impacts ◽

And Performance

This study investigates current research trends in co-production studies and discusses conceptual approaches. The conceptual paper contains studies on co-production in the field of public administration. This study identifies significant gaps in the field of study by systematically examining 32 co-production research works. The study’s contributions include (1) defining two common characteristics of co-production, (2) classifying three forms of co-production by end-users, and (3) discovering that the aims and performance of co-production are more effective for service providers when the strategy is citizen-centric. Future research should (1) concentrate on the reasons for co-production failures or successes, (2) identify additional barriers to co-production in service production, (3) investigate influences on service providers as well as structural impacts on the co-production process, and (4) provide practical assessments of co-production research.

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Nanogels: An overview of properties, biomedical applications, future research trends and developments

Journal of Molecular Structure ◽

10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130446 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 130446

Author(s):

ES Anooj ◽

M Charumathy ◽

Vipin Sharma ◽

B.V. Vibala ◽

S.T. Gopukumar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Applications ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research

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Recent Advances in Morphological Cell Image Analysis

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2012/101536 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Shengyong Chen ◽

Mingzhu Zhao ◽

Guang Wu ◽

Chunyan Yao ◽

Jianwei Zhang

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Applications ◽

Morphological Analysis ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research ◽

Cell Analysis ◽

Cell Image ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Cell Image Analysis ◽

Abnormal Cells

This paper summarizes the recent advances in image processing methods for morphological cell analysis. The topic of morphological analysis has received much attention with the increasing demands in both bioinformatics and biomedical applications. Among many factors that affect the diagnosis of a disease, morphological cell analysis and statistics have made great contributions to results and effects for a doctor. Morphological cell analysis finds the cellar shape, cellar regularity, classification, statistics, diagnosis, and so forth. In the last 20 years, about 1000 publications have reported the use of morphological cell analysis in biomedical research. Relevant solutions encompass a rather wide application area, such as cell clumps segmentation, morphological characteristics extraction, 3D reconstruction, abnormal cells identification, and statistical analysis. These reports are summarized in this paper to enable easy referral to suitable methods for practical solutions. Representative contributions and future research trends are also addressed.

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Bioadhesive Films AS Drug Delivery Systems

Drug Delivery Letters ◽

10.2174/2210303110999201105154422 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Inderbir Singh ◽

Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar ◽

Dipanjan Ghosh ◽

Abhijit Sengupta ◽

Tolulope O. Ajala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Transdermal Delivery ◽

Dosage Forms ◽

Future Research ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Drug Molecules ◽

And Performance ◽

Current Area ◽

Product Outcome ◽

Novel Drug

: Bioadhesive films are considered as a novel drug delivery system which provides improved therapy and better patient compliance than conventional dosage forms. The type and concentration of polymer or the blend of polymers used are important factors influencing the properties of bioadhesive films and influencingthe product outcome and performance. But the modification of available polymers to synthesize polymers with improved properties is the current area of research. Furthermore, addressing the challenges in formulating bioadhesive films for transdermal delivery of a variety of different classes of drug molecules is the frontier for future research. With the advancement of synthetic chemistry and the development of newer technology like 3D printing, more and more studies are going on bioadhesive films that have opened up a bunch of opportunities in this field of research. This article reviews the current advancements in developingbio-adhesive films and provides basic principles that will be helpful to overcome the difficulties that are associated with the design of formulation.

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One-Dimensional Nanostructure Engineering of Conducting Polymers for Thermoelectric Applications

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9071422 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1422 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kwok Shah ◽

Su-Xi Wang ◽

Debbie Soo ◽

Jianwei Xu

Keyword(s):

Conducting Polymers ◽

Conducting Polymer ◽

Thermoelectric Materials ◽

Performance Enhancement ◽

Inorganic Materials ◽

Future Research ◽

One Dimensional ◽

Organic Thermoelectric Materials ◽

The Past ◽

And Performance

The past few decades have witnessed considerable progress of conducting polymer-based organic thermoelectric materials due to their significant advantages over the traditional inorganic materials. The nanostructure engineering and performance investigation of these conducting polymers for thermoelectric applications have received considerable interest but have not been well documented. This review gives an outline of the synthesis of various one-dimensional (1D) structured conducting polymers as well as the strategies for hybridization with other nanomaterials or polymers. The thermoelectric performance enhancement of these materials in association with the unique morphologies and structures are discussed. Finally, perspectives and suggestions for the future research based on these interesting nanostructuring methodologies for improvement of thermoelectric materials are also presented.

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Advances in polyaniline for biomedical applications

Current Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/0929867328666210419135519 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Cristina Della Pina ◽

Ermelinda Falletta

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Cancer Therapy ◽

Conducting Polymers ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Polymer Grafting ◽

Antivirus Activity ◽

Innovative Materials ◽

Low Toxicity ◽

Low Solubility ◽

Biomedical Fields

: Conducting polymers are an outstanding class of materials characterized by electroconducting properties that make them good candidates for applications in several sectors. Among them, polyaniline (PANI) is unique for its extraordinary ability to conduct electricity, biocompatibility and low toxicity. In spite of its surprising features, to date PANI have not yet found application in the practical uses, because of its low solubility and processability. In order to overcome these limitations, different approaches have been developed, such as polymer grafting processes, PANI-based composites and blends preparation. The present review describes the most recent advances on PANI applications in biomedical fields, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and antivirus activity, drug delivery, cancer therapy, etc. A look to the synthetic procedures is also reported because it is crucial for the realization of more innovative materials in the next future.

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