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Polymers manipulate cells

Nature Materials volume 6, pages 626–627 (2007)Cite this article

An emerging topic of research into conducting polymers revolves around their integration with living tissue. Using an organic electronic ion pump enables cell responses to be controlled, providing an intriguing avenue to further this area.

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Figure 1: Schematic view of the organic electronic ion pump.

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  1. David C. Martin is in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, 2644 CSE Building, 2260 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2121, USA. milty@umich.edu,

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