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. 2020 Dec 3;8(1):2003074. doi: 10.1002/advs.202003074

Table 2.

Summary of representative biomedical applications of FEMs

Applications Representative FEMs Working mechanisms Refs
Molecule level Biomineralization PVDF, LiTaO3 film Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 59 , 61 ]
Protein adsorption PVDF, LiTaO3 film Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 61 , 62 ]
Biomolecule detection BTO nanoparticle film Piezoelectric effect [ 93 ]
Acoustic force spectroscopy Piezo‐component Inverse‐piezoelectric effect [ 100 ]
Light‐triggered drug release BiFeO3 nanoparticles SHG [ 35c ]
Cell level Osteogentic differentiation P(VDF‐TrFE), LiNbO3 substrate Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 32 , 62 , 63 ]
Nylon nanoparticles Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 37a ]
PVDF/Ag‐BTO scaffolds Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 80d ]
Commercial piezotranducer Inverse‐piezoelectric mechanical stimulation [ 107 , 108 ]
Neuronal differentiation PVDF/BTO/multiwall carbon nanotubes fibrous scaffolds Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 55 ]
PVDF with nanostripe array Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 36c ]
BTO nanoparticles Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 78 ]
Myoblast maturation CoFe2O4/P(VDF‐TrFE) composite film Magnetically activated mechanical/piezoelectrical stimulation [ 85 ]
Cell death Fe‐doped LiNbO3 substrate Light‐mediated electrical stimulation [ 83 ]
BiFeO3 nanoparticles SHG [ 118 , 119 ]
Bacterial killing LiNbO3, LiTaO3 nanoparticles Pyroelectrocatalytic generation of ROS [ 69d ]
tetragonal‐BaTiO3 particles Piezoelectrocatalytic generation of ROS [ 120 ]
Artificial retina P(8‐AZO‐10)/P(VDF‐TrFE) composite membrane Light‐mediated piezoelectrical stimulation [ 84 ]
Sensing cellular mechanics PZT nanoribbons Piezoelectric effect [ 94 ]
Cell‐line characterization PVDF film Infrared‐induced pyroelectric effect [ 95a ]
Cell manipulation (trapping; separation; lysis; gene transfection) LiNbO3 substrate Inverse‐piezoelectric effect [ 32 , 99 , 102 , 103 , 104 ]
Cell labeling LiNbO3, BaTiO3, KNbO3, and BiFeO3 nanoparticles SHG [ 31 , 32 , 35 ]
Tooth whitening BTO nanoparticles Piezoelectrocatalytic generation of ROS [ 70 ]
Tumor eradication BTO nanoparticles Piezoelectrocatalytic generation of ROS [ 71 ]
Tissue level Bone tissue repair BTO/P(VDF‐TrFE) composite film Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 65 ]
P(VDF‐TrFE)
Peripheral nerve regeneration PVDF‐based scaffolds Spontaneous polarization induced surface charge [ 67 ]
Recovery of Degenerative Dopaminergic Neurons BaTiO3 nanoparticles with carbon shell Piezoelectric generation of electromagnetic fields [ 79 ]
Remote‐manipulative nerve stimulation Graphene sandwiched PVDF film Pyroelectrical stimulation [ 92 ]
Precise sub‐organ neuromodulation PZT ceramic array Inverse‐piezoelectric mechanical stimulation [ 109 ]
Cardiac pacemakers Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3‐PbTiO3 film Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 71 , 90 ]
Deep brain stimulation Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3—Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3—PbTiO3 film Piezoelectrical stimulation [ 91 ]
E‐skin PVDF/ graphene microstructures Piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoresistive effect [ 97a ]
Au/P3HT/P(VDF‐TrFE) with a PEDOT:PSS gate electrodes Ferroelectric‐gate field‐effect [ 97c ]
Cardiovascular disease diagnosis PVDF composite nanofibers Piezoelectric effect [ 98 ]
Bioimaging BTO/KTiOPO4 nanoparticles, triphenylalanine peptide nanoassemblies SHG [ 56 , 113 , 117 ]
Sr3Sn2O7:Nd3+ crystal Piezoluminescence [ 114 ]