Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels

T Vijayakanth, S Shankar, G Finkelstein-Zuta… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamentals, advances and perspectives of piezocatalysis: A marriage of solid-state physics and catalytic chemistry

N Meng, W Liu, R Jiang, Y Zhang, S Dunn, J Wu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis, an evolving catalytic technology built on the piezoelectric properties of
catalysts, breaks down the barrier between mechanical energy and chemical energy. The …

Doping engineering to modulate lattice and electronic structure for enhanced piezocatalytic therapy and ferroptosis

B Tian, R Tian, S Liu, Y Wang, S Gai, Y Xie… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piezocatalytic therapy, which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) under mechanical
force, has garnered extensive attention for its use in cancer therapy owing to its deep tissue …

Ultrasound-augmented multienzyme-like nanozyme hydrogel spray for promoting diabetic wound healing

L Shang, Y Yu, Y Jiang, X Liu, N Sui, D Yang, Z Zhu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) needs to reduce inflammation, relieve hypoxia, lower
blood glucose, promote angiogenesis, and eliminate pathogenic bacteria, but the …

Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, and ferroelectricity in biomaterials and biomedical applications

X Yuan, J Shi, Y Kang, J Dong, Z Pei, X Ji - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric materials are considered unique biomedical
materials due to their dielectric crystals and asymmetric centers that allow them to directly …

Recent progress on structure manipulation of poly (vinylidene fluoride)‐based ferroelectric polymers for enhanced piezoelectricity and applications

L Zhang, S Li, Z Zhu, G Rui, B Du… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)‐based polymers demonstrate great potential for
applications in flexible and wearable electronics but show low piezoelectric coefficients …

Physical mixing of piezo-electrocatalysts and graphene oxide to promote CO2 conversion

J Ma, D Wu, Y Feng, C Ban, L Xia, L Ruan, J Guan… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezo-electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (PECRR) technique has been verified as an
effective CO 2-to-fuel conversion strategy by exploiting and utilizing the widely distributed …

Ultrasound‐Driven Non‐Metallic Fenton‐Active Center Construction for Extensive Chemodynamic Therapy

J Wu, Y Meng, F Wu, J Shi, Q Sun, X Jiang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging tumor microenvironment‐responsive cancer
therapeutic strategy based on Fenton/Fenton‐like reactions. However, the effectiveness of …

Beyond External Light: On-Spot Light Generation or Light Delivery for Highly Penetrated Photodynamic Therapy

X Cui, X Li, C Peng, Y Qiu, Y Shi, Y Liu, JF Fei - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
External light sources, such as lasers, light emitting diodes (LEDs) and lamps, are widely
applied in photodynamic therapy (PDT); however, their use is severely limited by the nature …

Piezoelectric effect modulates nanozyme activity: underlying mechanism and practical application

X Yu, L Wang, Z Zhu, X Han, J Zhang, A Wang, L Ding… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanozyme activity relies on surface electron transfer processes. Notably, the piezoelectric
effect plays a vital role in influencing nanozyme activity by generating positive and negative …