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 …

A review on fabrication and in vivo applications of piezoelectric nanocomposites for energy harvesting

LJ Bakhtar, H Abdoos, S Rashidi - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Energy-based piezoelectric nanocomposites have received a great deal of
attention due to their wide range of applications in electronics, sensors, actuators, and tissue …

Surface-potential-controlled cell proliferation and collagen mineralization on electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fiber scaffolds for bone regeneration

PK Szewczyk, S Metwally… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This study represents the unique analysis of the electrospun scaffolds with the controlled
and stable surface potential without any additional biochemical modifications for bone tissue …

Biomimetic piezoelectric nanocomposite membranes synergistically enhance osteogenesis of deproteinized bovine bone grafts

Y Bai, X Dai, Y Yin, J Wang, X Sun… - International Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The combination of a bone graft with a barrier membrane is the classic method for
guided bone regeneration (GBR) treatment. However, the insufficient osteoinductivity of …

Investigation on giant electrocaloric properties in ferroelectric polymer P (VDF-TrFE)(65/35)

AM Mohamed, HR Alamri, MA Hamad - Russian Journal of Physical …, 2022 - Springer
The electrocaloric (EC) effect due to phase transition of ferroelectric–paraelectric one in poly
(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers (P (VDF-TrFE)(65/35)) was investigated by …

Lycopene influences osteoblast functional activity and prevents femur bone loss in female rats submitted to an experimental model of osteoporosis

GR Oliveira, PK Vargas-Sanchez… - Journal of bone and …, 2019 - Springer
Antioxidant properties of several nutrients may influence bone metabolism, affording
protection against damaging effects caused by oxidative stress. Thus, we hypothesized that …

Differently charged P (VDF-TrFE) membranes influence osteogenesis through differential immunomodulatory function of macrophages

P Zhu, C Lai, M Cheng, Y He, Y Xu, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A biomaterial-mediated immune response is a critical factor to determine the cell fate as well
as the tissue-regenerative outcome. Although piezoelectric-membranes have attracted …

Polymeric nanocomposite multifunctional core-shell membrane for periodontal repair and regeneration applications

S Rahmati, S Labbaf, J Yaghini, A Talebi - Materials Today Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Periodontal inflammation injuries affect more than 50% of adults in the society and if left
untreated it can result in tooth loss. Here, core-shell nano-fibrous membrane of …

Core–shell fibrous membranes of PVDF–Ba0. 9Ca0. 1TiO3/PVA with osteogenic and piezoelectric properties for bone regeneration

N Ahmadi, M Kharaziha, S Labbaf - Biomedical Materials, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The goal of this research was to promote the bioactivity and osteogenic characteristics of
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibrous membrane, while preserving its piezoelectric property …

Restoring the electrical microenvironment using ferroelectric nanocomposite membranes to enhance alveolar ridge regeneration in a mini-pig preclinical model

Y Li, Y Meng, Y Bai, Y Wang, J Wang, B Heng… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The maintenance and incremental growth of the alveolar bone at the tooth extraction site, to
achieve the required height and width for implant restoration, remains a major clinical …