Developing
stimulus-responsive biomaterials with easy-to-tailor properties is a highly
desired goal within the tissue engineering category. Conductive polymer is novel
type of electroactive biomaterial that is being used in fuel cells, computer
displays, microsurgical tools, and various applications in the field of
biomaterials. Conducting polymer is synthesised as hydrogels combined into
composites or electrospun into microfibers which are biocompatible and
biodegradable. With increasing applications of conducting polymers which are
used as very important materials for biosensors, neural implants, drug delivery
devices and tissue engineering scaffolds.
According to the study “Europe Conducting Polymers
Industry Situation and Prospects Research Report”, conductive polymers possess excellent control of the electrical
stimulus, optical properties that have a high conductivity/weight ratio and can
be made biocompatible, biodegradable and porous. The main advantage of conductive polymers is that their chemical,
electrical and physical properties can be tailored to the specific needs based
on applications by incorporating antibodies, enzymes and other biological processes.
The
properties that make conductive polymers more attractive is its wide range of
electrical conductivity, which can be achieved with various doping levels,
while maintaining mechanical flexibility and high thermal stability. Conducting
polymers have advantages over other materials such as LED lighting and
electrical supercapacitors. The use of electrically-conducting, nanocomposite
polymers and the hybrid fabrication process alleviates problems with materials
mismatch between flexible nonconductive polymers and metals/alloys or less
flexible conductive polymers for soft (polymer) (N)-M-EMS and flexible
lab-on-chip systems. The high degree of biocompatibility of conducting polymers
also makes them particularly interesting materials for biosensing and
implantable electrodes.
Electrically conducting and thermally conducting are
the two types of conducting polymers available in European markets. Various
applications of conducting polymers are ESD/EMI Shielding, Antistatic
Packaging, Electrostatic Coating and Capacitors. Geographically, European
conducting polymers industry is spread across Germany, Russia, UK, France,
Italy and other regions. The leading players in European conducting polymers
industry are Henkel, Agfa-Gevaert NV, Celanese Corporation, The Lubrizol
Corporation, Covestro AG, Heraeus Holding, 3M, Solvay, Polyone Corporation, Sabic,
Arkema, Cabot Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company, Electriplast Corporation,
Ensinger, Ferro Corporation and Kemet.
Advanced
technological inventions in field of polymers, nanotechnology and sciences is
paving way for new possibilities within conductive polymers market. Europe is
witnessing evolution in many sectors with increasing R&D in every industry
for the development of more sophisticated products. It was observed that the
ongoing research and development will revolutionize the world of tissue
engineering. This trend will continue in conducting polymers industry over the
next few years in Europe.
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