Piezocatalytic medicine: an emerging frontier using piezoelectric materials for biomedical applications

S Chen, P Zhu, L Mao, W Wu, H Lin, D Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging piezocatalysts have demonstrated their remarkable application potential in
diverse medical fields. In addition to their ultrahigh catalytic activities, their inherent and …

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 nanogenerators for personalized healthcare

W Deng, Y Zhou, A Libanori, G Chen, W Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators has experienced rapid progress
in the past decade and is serving as the technological foundation of future state-of-the-art …

Biological utility of fluorinated compounds: from materials design to molecular imaging, therapeutics and environmental remediation

C Zhang, K Yan, C Fu, H Peng, CJ Hawker… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The applications of fluorinated molecules in bioengineering and nanotechnology are
expanding rapidly with the controlled introduction of fluorine being broadly studied due to …

Future prospects and recent developments of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric polymer; fabrication methods, structure, and electro-mechanical properties

S Mohammadpourfazeli, S Arash, A Ansari, S Yang… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a favorite polymer with excellent piezoelectric properties
due to its mechanical and thermal stability. This article provides an overview of recent …

A comprehensive review on fundamental properties and applications of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)

P Saxena, P Shukla - Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 2021 - Springer
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is known as a favorite polymer from the family of
fluoropolymers due to its excellent piezoelectric properties, thermal stability, and mechanical …

Electroactive biomaterials and systems for cell fate determination and tissue regeneration: design and applications

Z Liu, X Wan, ZL Wang, L Li - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During natural tissue regeneration, tissue microenvironment and stem cell niche including
cell–cell interaction, soluble factors, and extracellular matrix (ECM) provide a train of …

Piezoelectric nanogenerators derived self‐powered sensors for multifunctional applications and artificial intelligence

X Cao, Y **ong, J Sun, X Zhu, Q Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the arrival of the Internet of Things (IoTs) era, there is a growing requirement for
systems with many sensor nodes in a variety of fields of applications. The demands for …

Piezoelectric biomaterials inspired by nature for applications in biomedicine and nanotechnology

S Chen, X Tong, Y Huo, S Liu, Y Yin, ML Tan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectricity provides electrostimulation to regulate cell/tissue behaviors and functions. In
the human body, bioelectricity can be generated in electromechanically responsive tissues …

Natural piezoelectric biomaterials: a biocompatible and sustainable building block for biomedical devices

R Wang, J Sui, X Wang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The piezoelectric effect has been widely observed in biological systems, and its applications
in biomedical field are emerging. Recent advances of wearable and implantable biomedical …