Thermosensitive electro-conductive hydrogels were prepared from CS and GNPs.
Gelation time and conductivity were tuned by varying concentration of GNPs.
CS-2GNP with gelation time of 25.7 min and conductivity of 0.13 S·m− 1 was selected for in vitro studies.
CS-2GNP supported active metabolism, migration and proliferation of MSCs.
Expression of cardiac markers increased about two-fold in CS-2GNP compared to CS.