Silk Fibroin-g-Polyaniline Platform for the Design of Biocompatible-Electroactive Substrate

Author:

Flores-Vela Elsa Veronica,Conejo-Dávila Alain Salvador,Hernández-Escobar Claudia Alejandra,Dominguez Rocio BereniceORCID,Chávez-Flores DavidORCID,Tapia-Lopez Lillian V.,Piñon-Balderrama ClaudiaORCID,Estrada-Monje Anayansi,Luna-Velasco María Antonia,Osuna Velia CarolinaORCID,Zaragoza-Contreras Erasto ArmandoORCID

Abstract

The structural modification of biopolymers is a current strategy to develop materials with biomedical applications. Silk fibroin is a natural fiber derived from a protein produced by the silkworm (Bombyx mori) with biocompatible characteristics and excellent mechanical properties. This research reports the structural modification of silk fibroin by incorporating polyaniline chain grafts through a one-pot process (esterification reaction/oxidative polymerization). The structural characterization was achieved by 1H-NMR and FT-IR. The morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy and complemented with thermogravimetric analysis to understand the effect of the thermal stability at each step of the modification. Different fibroin silk (Fib): polyaniline (PAni) mass ratios were evaluated. From this evaluation, it was found that a Fib to PAni ratio of at least 1 to 0.5 is required to produce electroactive polyaniline, as observed by UV-vis and CV. Notably, all the fibroin-g-PAni systems present low cytotoxicity, making them promising systems for developing biocompatible electrochemical sensors.

Funder

Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, SC

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry

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