Smart and multifunctional materials based on electroactive poly (vinylidene fluoride): recent advances and opportunities in sensors, actuators, energy, environmental …

CM Costa, VF Cardoso, P Martins, DM Correia… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
From scientific and technological points of view, poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, is one of
the most exciting polymers due to its overall physicochemical characteristics. This polymer …

Piezoelectric biomaterials for sensors and actuators

MT Chorsi, EJ Curry, HT Chorsi, R Das… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in materials, manufacturing, biotechnology, and microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS) have fostered many exciting biosensors and bioactuators that are based …

Recent progress on structure manipulation of poly (vinylidene fluoride)‐based ferroelectric polymers for enhanced piezoelectricity and applications

L Zhang, S Li, Z Zhu, G Rui, B Du… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)‐based polymers demonstrate great potential for
applications in flexible and wearable electronics but show low piezoelectric coefficients …

Recent advances of polymer-based piezoelectric composites for biomedical applications

F Mokhtari, B Azimi, M Salehi, S Hashemikia… - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, electronics have become central to many aspects of biomedicine
and wearable device technologies as a promising personalized healthcare platform. Lead …

Piezoelectric materials as stimulatory biomedical materials and scaffolds for bone repair

B Tandon, JJ Blaker, SH Cartmell - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The process of bone repair and regeneration requires multiple physiological cues including
biochemical, electrical and mechanical-that act together to ensure functional recovery …

Progress in the applications of smart piezoelectric materials for medical devices

A Zaszczyńska, A Gradys, P Sajkiewicz - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Smart piezoelectric materials are of great interest due to their unique properties.
Piezoelectric materials can transform mechanical energy into electricity and vice versa …

Regulation of stem cell fate using nanostructure-mediated physical signals

Y Kong, J Duan, F Liu, L Han, G Li, C Sun… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the major issues in tissue engineering is regulation of stem cell differentiation toward
specific lineages. Unlike biological and chemical signals, physical signals with adjustable …

Prospects of Metal‐Free Perovskites for Piezoelectric Applications

HS Wu, BT Murti, J Singh, PK Yang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐halide perovskites have emerged as versatile materials for various electronic and
optoelectronic devices such as diodes, solar cells, photodetectors, and sensors due to their …

Fluorine-containing bio-inert polymers: Roles of intermediate water

R Koguchi, K Jankova, M Tanaka - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorine-containing polymers are used not only in industrial processes but also in medical
applications, because they exhibit excellent heat, weather, and chemical resistance. As …

Shape-adaptable biodevices for wearable and implantable applications

Q Zhao, C Li, HC Shum, X Du - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Emerging wearable and implantable biodevices have been significantly revolutionizing the
diagnosis and treatment of disease. However, the geometrical mismatch between tissues …