Electrical stimulation and piezoelectric biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications

D Khare, B Basu, AK Dubey - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone
development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in …

Advances in magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications

VF Cardoso, A Francesko, C Ribeiro… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) are emerging as an important class of biomedical functional
nanomaterials in areas such as hyperthermia, drug release, tissue engineering, theranostic …

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 …

Hybrid lead-free polymer-based nanocomposites with improved piezoelectric response for biomedical energy-harvesting applications: A review

RA Surmenev, T Orlova, RV Chernozem, AA Ivanova… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead-free alternative materials for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
through piezoelectric transduction are of significant value in a diverse range of technological …

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 …

Piezoelectric materials for tissue regeneration: A review

AH Rajabi, M Jaffe, TL Arinzeh - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
The discovery of piezoelectricity, endogenous electric fields and transmembrane potentials
in biological tissues raised the question whether or not electric fields play an important role …

Electroactive polymers for tissue regeneration: Developments and perspectives

C Ning, Z Zhou, G Tan, Y Zhu, C Mao - Progress in polymer science, 2018 - Elsevier
Human body motion can generate a biological electric field and a current, creating a voltage
gradient of− 10 to− 90 mV across cell membranes. In turn, this gradient triggers cells to …

Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

C Ribeiro, V Sencadas, DM Correia… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering often rely on scaffolds for supporting cell differentiation and growth.
Novel paradigms for tissue engineering include the need of active or smart scaffolds in order …

Fluorinated polymers as smart materials for advanced biomedical applications

VF Cardoso, DM Correia, C Ribeiro, MM Fernandes… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fluorinated polymers constitute a unique class of materials that exhibit a combination of
suitable properties for a wide range of applications, which mainly arise from their …

Surface engineering of biomaterials in orthopedic and dental implants: Strategies to improve osteointegration, bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities

Z Liu, X Liu, S Ramakrishna - Biotechnology journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The success of biomedical implants in orthopedic and dental applications is
usually limited due to insufficient bone‐implant integration, and implant‐related infections …