Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

PC Ke, R Zhou, LC Serpell, R Riek… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Amyloid diseases are global epidemics with profound health, social and economic
implications and yet remain without a cure. This dire situation calls for research into the …

Recent advances in organic and organic–inorganic hybrid materials for piezoelectric mechanical energy harvesting

T Vijayakanth, DJ Liptrot, E Gazit… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a comprehensive overview of piezo‐and ferro‐electric materials based
on organic molecules and organic–inorganic hybrids for mechanical energy harvesting …

Stretchable piezoelectric biocrystal thin films

J Li, C Carlos, H Zhou, J Sui, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stretchability is an essential property for wearable devices to match varying strains when
interfacing with soft tissues or organs. While piezoelectricity has broad application potentials …

Injectable and biodegradable piezoelectric hydrogel for osteoarthritis treatment

T Vinikoor, GK Dzidotor, TT Le, Y Liu, HM Kan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide but current treatments using analgesics or
anti-inflammatory drugs only alleviate symptoms of this disease. Here, we present an …

Piezoelectric polymers: theory, challenges and opportunities

M Smith, S Kar-Narayan - International Materials Reviews, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Piezoelectric materials can directly transduce electrical and mechanical energy, making
them attractive for applications such as sensors, actuators and energy harvesting devices …

Manipulating the piezoelectric response of amino acid-based assemblies by supramolecular engineering

Y Wang, S Liu, L Li, H Li, Y Yin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Variation in the molecular architecture significantly affects the electronic and supramolecular
structure of biomolecular assemblies, leading to dramatically altered piezoelectric response …

Highly piezoelectric, biodegradable, and flexible amino acid nanofibers for medical applications

MT Chorsi, TT Le, F Lin, T Vinikoor, R Das… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Amino acid crystals are an attractive piezoelectric material as they have an ultrahigh
piezoelectric coefficient and have an appealing safety profile for medical implant …

A biocompatible self-powered piezoelectric poly (vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogel for diabetic wound repair

L Wang, Y Yu, X Zhao, Z Zhang, X Yuan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Acute and chronic wounds, caused by trauma, tumors, diabetic foot ulcers, etc., are usually
difficult to heal, while applying exogenous electrical stimulation to enhance the endogenous …

Biodegradable piezoelectric polymers: recent advancements in materials and applications

M Ali, MJ Bathaei, E Istif, SNH Karimi… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent materials, microfabrication, and biotechnology improvements have introduced
numerous exciting bioelectronic devices based on piezoelectric materials. There is an …

Roadmap on energy harvesting materials

V Pecunia, SRP Silva, JD Phillips… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute to sustainable development and
address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste energy from energy-intensive …