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 …

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 …

Stimuli-responsive conductive hydrogels: design, properties, and applications

Z Deng, R Yu, B Guo - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive conductive hydrogels have emerged as a new rising concept in the
hydrogel research field due to their combined advantages of stimuli-responsivity and …

Minimalistic peptide supramolecular co-assembly: expanding the conformational space for nanotechnology

P Makam, E Gazit - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular self-assembly is a ubiquitous process in nature and central to bottom-up
nanotechnology. In particular, the organization of peptide building blocks into ordered …

Thermosensitive hydrogel-based, high performance flexible sensors for multi-functional e-skins

D Lu, M Zhu, X Li, Z Zhu, X Lin, CF Guo… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electronic skins (e-skins) have shown great potential in “bionic-machine” technologies. The
development of bio-compatible e-skins that mimic the functions of the human skin, which is …

Enhanced circularly polarized luminescence in emissive charge‐transfer complexes

J Han, D Yang, X Jin, Y Jiang, M Liu… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving a large dissymmetry factor (glum) is a challenge in the field of circularly polarized
luminescence (CPL). A chiral charge‐transfer (CT) system consisting of chiral electron donor …

Fully (Re) configurable Interactive Material through a Switchable Photothermal Charge Transfer Complex Gated by a Supramolecular Liquid Crystal Elastomer …

S Tian, SJD Lugger, CS Lee, MG Debije… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Charge transfer complexes (CTCs) based on self-assembled donor and acceptor molecules
allow light absorption of significantly redshifted wavelengths to either the donor or acceptor …

SERS and fluorescence-based ultrasensitive detection of mercury in water

P Makam, R Shilpa, AE Kandjani, SR Periasamy… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of reliable and ultrasensitive detection marker for mercury ions (Hg 2+) in
drinking water is of great interest for toxicology assessment, environmental protection and …

Quantum confined peptide assemblies with tunable visible to near-infrared spectral range

K Tao, Z Fan, L Sun, P Makam, Z Tian… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Quantum confined materials have been extensively studied for photoluminescent
applications. Due to intrinsic limitations of low biocompatibility and challenging modulation …

Pros and cons: supramolecular or macromolecular: what is best for functional hydrogels with advanced properties?

R Eelkema, A Pich - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are fascinating soft materials with unique properties. Many biological systems are
based on hydrogel‐like structures, underlining their versatility and relevance. The properties …