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Conducting Polymer-Based Biocomposites

in Flexible Bioelectronics

Ragavi Rajasekaran

School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Rajendra Mishra school of Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,

West Bengal, India

Atul Kumar Ojha and Gaurav Kulkarni

School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Jhansi L. Parimi

Rajiv Gandhi School of intellectual property, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal,

India

Baisakhee Saha

School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Mamoni Banerjee

Rajendra Mishra school of Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,

West Bengal, India

Santanu Dhara

School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

CONTENTS

23.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................374

23.2 Materials............................................................................................................................375

23.2.1 PTh .......................................................................................................................375

23.2.2 PANi ....................................................................................................................376

23.2.3 PPy .......................................................................................................................376

23.2.4 PA.........................................................................................................................377

23.2.5 PEDOT.................................................................................................................377

23.2.6 PVDF....................................................................................................................377

23.3 Flexible Bioelectronics Synthesis, Fabrication, and Structural Design ..................377

23.3.1 PANi ....................................................................................................................378

23.3.2 PPy .......................................................................................................................380

23.3.3 PA.........................................................................................................................382

23.3.4 PEDOT.................................................................................................................382

23.3.5 PVDF....................................................................................................................383

DOI: 10.1201/9781003263265-23

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