2024-12-2920240091-403710.1080/00914037.2022.21551592-s2.0-85145744614https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2022.2155159https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/22572An 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 science, biomaterialsPolymer scienceJournal article1563-535X907253400001Q340699