Piezoelectric biomaterials inspired by nature for applications in biomedicine and nanotechnology

S Chen, X Tong, Y Huo, S Liu, Y Yin, ML Tan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectricity provides electrostimulation to regulate cell/tissue behaviors and functions. In
the human body, bioelectricity can be generated in electromechanically responsive tissues …

A bright future for engineering piezoelectric 2D crystals

PC Sherrell, M Fronzi, NA Shepelin… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The piezoelectric effect, mechanical-to-electrical and electrical-to-mechanical energy
conversion, is highly beneficial for functional and responsive electronic devices. To fully …

Multiphase interfacial regulation based on hierarchical porous molybdenum selenide to build anticorrosive and multiband tailorable absorbers

T Zhao, Z Jia, J Liu, Y Zhang, G Wu, P Yin - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing materials have an irreplaceable position in the field
of military stealth as well as in the field of electromagnetic pollution control. And in order to …

Ultrasonic activation of inert poly (tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species

Y Wang, Y Xu, S Dong, P Wang, W Chen, Z Lu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Controlled generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential in biological, chemical,
and environmental fields, and piezoelectric catalysis is an emerging method to generate …

Enhanced piezocatalytic activity in ion-doped SnS2 via lattice distortion engineering for BPA degradation and hydrogen production

W Tian, J Han, L Wan, N Li, D Chen, Q Xu, H Li, J Lu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezocatalysis is capable of converting mechanical vibrations into chemical energy,
portraying a promising alternative technology for wastewater purification and energy …

Extendable piezo/ferroelectricity in nonstoichiometric 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

Y Hu, L Rogée, W Wang, L Zhuang, F Shi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Engineering piezo/ferroelectricity in two-dimensional materials holds significant implications
for advancing the manufacture of state-of-the-art multifunctional materials. The inborn …

Coupling of mechanical deformation and electromagnetic fields in biological cells

M Torbati, K Mozaffari, L Liu, P Sharma - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
The cell, as the most fundamental unit of life, is a microcosm of biology in which the
confluence of nearly all aspects of classical physics (mechanics, statistical physics …

Sulfur-Vacancy-Engineered Two-Dimensional Cu@SnS2–x Nanosheets Constructed via Heterovalent Substitution for High-Efficiency Piezocatalytic Tumor Therapy

X Ma, B Ding, Z Yang, S Liu, Z Liu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrasound (US)-mediated piezocatalytic tumor therapy has attracted much attention due to
its notable tissue-penetration capabilities, noninvasiveness, and low oxygen dependency …

Recent advances in the fabrication of 2D metal oxides

H Xie, Z Li, L Cheng, AA Haidry, J Tao, Y Xu, K Xu… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) metal oxides exhibit unique optical, electrical,
magnetic, and chemical properties, rendering them a bright application prospect in high …

Two-dimensional material-based biosensors for virus detection

C Ménard-Moyon, A Bianco, K Kalantar-Zadeh - ACS sensors, 2020 - ACS Publications
Viral infections are one of the major causes of mortality and economic losses worldwide.
Consequently, efficient virus detection methods are crucial to determine the infection …