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 …

Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine: A Biocompatible and Ultrastable Coating for Nanoparticles in Vivo

X Liu, J Cao, H Li, J Li, Q **, K Ren, J Ji - ACS nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired polydopamine (PDA) has served as a universal coating to nanoparticles (NPs)
for various biomedical applications. However, one remaining critical question is whether the …

Utilizing radio frequency plasma treatment to modify polymeric materials for biomedical applications

A Morelli, MJ Hawker - ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Studies that utilize radio frequency plasma modification as a strategy to tune the surface
properties of polymeric constructs with the goal of enhancing their use as biomedical …

Surface wettability modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride) and copolymer films and membranes by plasma treatment

DM Correia, J Nunes-Pereira, D Alikin, AL Kholkin… - Polymer, 2019 - Elsevier
This manuscript reports on the modification of the surface wettability of poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF) and PVDF copolymer films and membranes by plasma treatments at …

Influence of oxygen plasma treatment parameters on poly (vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fiber mats wettability

DM Correia, C Ribeiro, V Sencadas, G Botelho… - Progress in Organic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) fiber mats find applications in an increasing
number of areas, such as battery separators, filtration and detection membranes, due to their …

PVDF film tethered with RGD-click-poly (glycidyl methacrylate) brushes by combination of direct surface-initiated ATRP and click chemistry for improved …

F He, B Luo, S Yuan, B Liang, C Choong… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
To enhance the cytocompatibility of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films, arginine–glycine–
aspartic acid (RGD) peptide-click-poly (glycidyl methacrylate)(PGMA) polymer brushes were …

Enhancing wettability and adhesive properties of PVDF-based substrates through non-thermal helium plasma surface modification

V Antipova, A Omelyanchik, K Sobolev… - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has gained attention as a promising material for tissue
engineering due to its biocompatibility and piezoelectricity. However, achieving proper cell …

Air DBD plasma treatment on three-dimensional braided carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK composites for enhancement of in vitro bioactivity

H Luo, G **ong, K Ren, SR Raman, Z Liu, Q Li… - Surface and Coatings …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surface treatment for bio-inert PEEK and its composites is required to broaden their
applications in biomedical fields. In this work, a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma …

Synergistic pervaporation dehydration of ethanol/water mixture: Exploring the potential of a covalently designed hybrid membrane structure of polyacrylic acid grafted …

HT Shin, S Chaudhari, YW Jeong, S Jo, MY Shon… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyacrylic acid (PAA) grafted CN sheet (Pg-CN) was synthesized to enhance the dispersive
properties of carbon nitride (CN) in the membrane. A successful PAA grafting to the CN was …

Cyto-and bio-compatibility assessment of plasma-treated polyvinylidene fluoride scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering

M Kitsara, G Revet, JS Vartanian-Grimaldi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As part of applications dealing with cardiovascular tissue engineering, drop-cast
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) scaffolds have been treated by cold plasma to enhance their …