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 …

3D printed magnetic polymer composite hydrogels for hyperthermia and magnetic field driven structural manipulation

S Ganguly, S Margel - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic hydrogels and soft composites have fueled the development of next generation
biomimetic soft robotics due to their precise control and non-cytotoxic nature. Bare magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetoelectric effect: principles and applications in biology and medicine–a review

S Kopyl, R Surmenev, M Surmeneva, Y Fetisov… - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetoelectric (ME) effect experimentally discovered about 60 years ago remains one of
the promising research fields with the main applications in microelectronics and sensors …

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 …

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 …

3D‐printed soft magnetoelectric microswimmers for delivery and differentiation of neuron‐like cells

M Dong, X Wang, XZ Chen, F Mushtaq… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases generally result in irreversible neuronal damage and neuronal
death. Cell therapy shows promise as a potential treatment for these diseases. However, the …

Materials‐mediated in situ physical cues for bone regeneration

S Liu, L Zhang, Z Li, F Gao, Q Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Physical cues like morphology, light, electric signal, mechanic signal, magnetic signal, and
heat can be used as alternative regulators for expensive but short‐acting growth factors in …

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 …

Magnetoelectric nanoparticles incorporated biomimetic matrix for wireless electrical stimulation and nerve regeneration

Y Zhang, S Chen, Z Xiao, X Liu, C Wu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electrical stimulation is regarded pivotal to promote repair of nerve injuries, however, failed
to get extensive application in vivo due to the challenges in noninvasive electrical loading …