• 文献标题:   Composite electrospun nanofibers of reduced graphene oxide grafted with poly(3-dodecylthiophene) and poly(3-thiophene ethanol) and blended with polycaprolactone
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SARVARI R, SATTARI S, MASSOUMI B, AGBOLAGHI S, BEYGIKHOSROWSHAHI Y, KAHAIEKHOSROWSHAHI A
  • 作者关键词:   rgo, grafting, polythiophene, pcl, nanofiber, scaffold
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCEPOLYMER EDITION
  • ISSN:   0920-5063 EI 1568-5624
  • 通讯作者地址:   Payame Noor Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1080/09205063.2017.1354167
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

In this paper, an effective method was employed for preparation of nanofibers using conducting polymer-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO). First, graphene oxide (GO) was obtained from graphite by Hommer method. GO was reduced to rGO by NaBH4 and covalently functionalized with a 3-thiophene acetic acid (TAA) by an esterification reaction to reach 3-thiophene acetic acid-functionalized reduced graphene oxide macromonomer (rGO-f-TAAM). Afterward, rGO-f-TAAM was copolymerized with 3-dodecylthiophene (3DDT) and 3-thiophene ethanol (3TEt) to yield rGO-f-TAA-co-PDDT (rGO-g-PDDT) and rGO-f-TAA-co-P3TEt (rGO-g-PTEt), which were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectra. The grafted materials depicted better electrochemical properties and superior solubilities in organic solvents compared to GO and rGO. The soluble rGO-g-PDDT and rGO-g-PTEt composites blended with polycaprolactone were fabricated by electrospinning, and then cytotoxicity, hydrophilicity, biodegradability and mechanical properties were investigated. The grafted rGO composites exhibited a good electroactivity behavior, mainly because of the enhanced electrochemical performance. The electrospun nanofibers underwent degradation about 7 wt% after 40days, and the fabricated scaffolds were not able to induce cytotoxicity in mouse osteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells. The soluble conducting composites developed in this study are utilizable in the fabrication of nanofibers with tissue engineering application.