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 …

Crystalline polymorphism in poly (vinylidenefluoride) membranes

Z Cui, NT Hassankiadeh, Y Zhuang, E Drioli… - Progress in Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
PVDF is widely employed in membrane processes. Its crystals have five different
polymorphs, α, β, γ, δ, and ɛ forms. In the past decades, research has been focused on the …

Electroactive poly (vinylidene fluoride)-based structures for advanced applications

C Ribeiro, CM Costa, DM Correia, J Nunes-Pereira… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its copolymers are the polymers with the
highest dielectric constants and electroactive responses, including piezoelectric, pyroelectric …

Fluorinated polymers as smart materials for advanced biomedical applications

VF Cardoso, DM Correia, C Ribeiro, MM Fernandes… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fluorinated polymers constitute a unique class of materials that exhibit a combination of
suitable properties for a wide range of applications, which mainly arise from their …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidative study of Cerium Oxide nanoparticle functionalised PCL-Gelatin electrospun fibers for wound healing application

HA Rather, R Thakore, R Singh, D Jhala, S Singh… - Bioactive materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Skin wound healing involves a coordinated cellular response to achieve complete
reepithelialisation. Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the wound …

Electrospinning piezoelectric fibers for biocompatible devices

B Azimi, M Milazzo, A Lazzeri… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The field of nanotechnology has been gaining great success due to its potential in
developing new generations of nanoscale materials with unprecedented properties and …

A review on advanced nanofiber technology for membrane distillation

F Yalcinkaya - Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The importance of the nanofiber webs increases rapidly due to their highly porous structure,
narrow pore size, and distribution; specific surface area and compatibility with inorganics …

Energy harvesting performance of piezoelectric electrospun polymer fibers and polymer/ceramic composites

J Nunes-Pereira, V Sencadas, V Correia… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2013 - Elsevier
The energy harvesting efficiency of electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride), its copolymer
vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene and composites of the later with barium titanate ceramic …

Electrospun biomaterials in the treatment and prevention of scars in skin wound healing

EJ Mulholland - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Electrospinning is a promising method for the rapid and cost-effective production of
nanofibers from a wide variety of polymers given the high surface area morphology of these …

Current On-Skin Flexible Sensors, Materials, Manufacturing Approaches, and Study Trends for Health Monitoring: A Review

RG Ferreira, AP Silva, J Nunes-Pereira - ACS sensors, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to an ever-increasing amount of the population focusing more on their personal health,
thanks to rising living standards, there is a pressing need to improve personal healthcare …