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    Polydiketopyrrolopyrroles Carrying Ethylene Glycol Substituents as Efficient Mixed Ion-Electron Conductors for Biocompatible Organic Electrochemical Transistors

    Year: 2021

    Journal: Adv. Funct. Mater., Volume 31, MAY

    Authors: Krauss, Gert; Meichsner, Florian; Hochgesang, Adrian; Mohanraj, John; Salehi, Sahar; Schmode, Philip; Thelakkat, Mukundan

    Organizations: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [TH807/7-1]; Bavarian Ministry of State for Science and Arts (Solar Technologies Go Hybrid, SolTech); Projekt DEAL

    Keywords: bioelectronics; biosensors; conjugated polymers; organic electronics; structure– property relationship

    A comprehensive investigation of four polydiketopyrrolopyrroles (PDPPs) with increasing ethylene glycol (EG) content and varying nature of comonomer is presented, and guidelines for the design of efficient mixed ion-electron conductors (MIECs) are deduced. The studies in NaCl electrolyte-gated organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) reveal that a high amount of EG on the DPP moiety is essential for MIEC. The PDPP containing 52 wt% EG exhibits a high volumetric capacitance of 338 F cm(-3) (at 0.8 V), a high hole mobility in aqueous medium (0.13 cm(2) V-1 s(-1)), and a mu C* product of 45 F cm(-1) V-1 s(-1). OECTs using this polymer retain 97% of the initial drain-current after 1200 cycles (90 min of continuous operation). In a cell growth medium, the OECT-performance is fully maintained as in the NaCl electrolyte. In vitro cytotoxicity and cell viability assays reveal the excellent cell compatibility of these novel systems, showing no toxicity after 24 h of culture. Due to the excellent OECT performance with a considerable cycling stability for 1200 cycles and an outstanding cell compatibility, these PDPPs render themselves viable for in vitro and in vivo bioelectronics.
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