Electrically conductive biodegradable polymer blends and composites

The utilization of polymeric materials is increasing rapidly due to their functional characteristics in rendered potential applications and has become a part of everyday life. Recently, electrically conducting polymers have been successfully employed in various electronic applications, including photovoltaics (PVs) (Sims et al., 2012), light-emitting devices (LEDs) (Mathai et al., 2002), and field-effect transistors (FETs) (Horowitz, 1998). However, the environment and the ecosystem’s sustainable developments require electrical conducting biodegradable polymeric systems. These biodegradable materials are useful also in the field of biomedical engineering. The additional functionality of biocompatibility facilitates possible biomedication with a compatible biological system (Grainger, 1999). Therefore, researchers are looking for alternatives as electrically conductive biodegradable polymers, blends, and composites (Bogoeva-Gaceva & Dimko, 2013).