Department of Mechanical Engineering2024-11-0920230091-403710.1080/00914037.2022.21551592-s2.0-85145744614https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/13828An innovative electrically conductive hydrogel was fabricated through the incorporation of silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) and poly(aniline-co-dopamine) (PANI-co-PDA) into oxidized alginate (OAlg) as a biomimetic scaffold for bone tissue engineering application. The developed self-healing chemical hydrogel was characterized by FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD, and TGA. The electrical conductivity and swelling ratio of the hydrogel were obtained as 1.7 × 10−3 S cm−1 and 130%, respectively. Cytocompatibility and cell proliferation potential of the developed scaffold were approved by MTT assay using MG-63 cells. FE-SEM imaging approved the potential of the fabricated scaffold for hydroxyapatite (HA) formation and bioactivity induction through immersing in SBF solution.Materials scienceBiomedical materialsPolymersPolymerizationJournal Articlehttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145744614&doi=10.1080%2f00914037.2022.2155159&partnerID=40&md5=be5883de6bab75c6c6576d707986c547907253400001Q28265