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 …

[HTML][HTML] Electro-blown spinning: new insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber …

E Elnabawy, D Sun, N Shearer, I Shyha - Journal of Science: Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electro-blown spinning (EBS) is an emergent hybridized nanofibers formation technology.
Recently, there has been a great interest in introducing this novel method for producing sub …

Development of luminescent solution blown spun nanofibers from recycled polyester waste toward dual-mode fluorescent photochromism

M El-Newehy, MM Abdulhameed, AM Karami… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
Photochromism is an interesting approach to improve the anticounterfeiting of various
commercial commodities. To introduce a transparent anticounterfeiting nanocomposite, it …

Stretchable nanofibers of polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite to support piezoelectric response via mechanical elasticity

N Shehata, R Nair, R Boualayan, I Kandas… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Interest in piezoelectric nanocomposites has been vastly growing in the energy harvesting
field. They are applied in wearable electronics, mechanical actuators, and …

An airflow-driven system for scalable production of nano-microfiber wrapped triboelectric yarns for wearable applications

Y Chen, J Hua, Y Ling, Y Liu, M Chen, B Ju… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofibers, with their large aspect ratio, high specific surface area, and high porosity, hold
great promise for applications in textile materials, biomedicine, and smart wearables …

Solution blow spinning of polycaprolactone—rheological determination of spinnability and the effect of processing conditions on fiber diameter and alignment

K Czarnecka, M Wojasiński, T Ciach, P Sajkiewicz - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growing popularity of solution blow spinning as a method for the production of fibrous
tissue engineering scaffolds and the vast range of polymer–solvent systems available for the …

Optimizing Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Mechanical Vibration for Electrical Efficiency: A Comprehensive Review

DG Wakshume, MŁ Płaczek - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the current era, energy resources from the environment via piezoelectric materials are not
only used for self-powered electronic devices, but also play a significant role in creating a …

Influence of Ferroelectric Filler Size and Clustering on the Electrical Properties of (Ag–BaTiO3)–PVDF Sub-Percolative Hybrid Composites

L Padurariu, N Horchidan, CE Ciomaga… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The paper presents a study concerning the role of ferroelectric filler size and clustering in the
dielectric properties of 20% BaTiO3–80% PVDF and of 20%(2% Ag–98% BaTiO3)–PVDF …

Optimization of electro‐blown polysulfone nanofiber mats for air filtration applications

Z Sarac, A Kilic… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Durable, robust, and hydrophobic air filtration media was produced via electro‐blow
spinning (EBS) technique using polysulfone (PSU) due to its superior properties. To our …

A brief introduction and current state of polyvinylidene fluoride as an energy harvester

N Papež, T Pisarenko, E Ščasnovič, D Sobola, Ş Ţălu… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the current trends and developments in the field of polyvinylidene
fluoride (PVDF) for use mainly as a nanogenerator. The text covers PVDF from the first steps …