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Chen S, Tong X, Huo Y, Liu S, Yin Y, Tan ML, Cai K, Ji W. Piezoelectric Biomaterials Inspired by Nature for Applications in Biomedicine and Nanotechnology. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2406192. [PMID: 39003609 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202406192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Bioelectricity provides electrostimulation to regulate cell/tissue behaviors and functions. In the human body, bioelectricity can be generated in electromechanically responsive tissues and organs, as well as biomolecular building blocks that exhibit piezoelectricity, with a phenomenon known as the piezoelectric effect. Inspired by natural bio-piezoelectric phenomenon, efforts have been devoted to exploiting high-performance synthetic piezoelectric biomaterials, including molecular materials, polymeric materials, ceramic materials, and composite materials. Notably, piezoelectric biomaterials polarize under mechanical strain and generate electrical potentials, which can be used to fabricate electronic devices. Herein, a review article is proposed to summarize the design and research progress of piezoelectric biomaterials and devices toward bionanotechnology. First, the functions of bioelectricity in regulating human electrophysiological activity from cellular to tissue level are introduced. Next, recent advances as well as structure-property relationship of various natural and synthetic piezoelectric biomaterials are provided in detail. In the following part, the applications of piezoelectric biomaterials in tissue engineering, drug delivery, biosensing, energy harvesting, and catalysis are systematically classified and discussed. Finally, the challenges and future prospects of piezoelectric biomaterials are presented. It is believed that this review will provide inspiration for the design and development of innovative piezoelectric biomaterials in the fields of biomedicine and nanotechnology.
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- Siying Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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Li A, Yang J, He Y, Wen J, Jiang X. Advancing piezoelectric 2D nanomaterials for applications in drug delivery systems and therapeutic approaches. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024; 9:365-383. [PMID: 38230559 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00578j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Precision drug delivery and multimodal synergistic therapy are crucial in treating diverse ailments, such as cancer, tissue damage, and degenerative diseases. Electrodes that emit electric pulses have proven effective in enhancing molecule release and permeability in drug delivery systems. Moreover, the physiological electrical microenvironment plays a vital role in regulating biological functions and triggering action potentials in neural and muscular tissues. Due to their unique noncentrosymmetric structures, many 2D materials exhibit outstanding piezoelectric performance, generating positive and negative charges under mechanical forces. This ability facilitates precise drug targeting and ensures high stimulus responsiveness, thereby controlling cellular destinies. Additionally, the abundant active sites within piezoelectric 2D materials facilitate efficient catalysis through piezochemical coupling, offering multimodal synergistic therapeutic strategies. However, the full potential of piezoelectric 2D nanomaterials in drug delivery system design remains underexplored due to research gaps. In this context, the current applications of piezoelectric 2D materials in disease management are summarized in this review, and the development of drug delivery systems influenced by these materials is forecast.
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- Anshuo Li
- Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Nanobiotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, Applying Chemistry Key Lab of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Nanobiotechnology Key Lab of Hebei Province, Applying Chemistry Key Lab of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
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Sahoo S, Kothavade PA, Naphade DR, Torris A, Praveenkumar B, Zaręba JK, Anthopoulos TD, Shanmuganathan K, Boomishankar R. 3D-printed polymer composite devices based on a ferroelectric chiral ammonium salt for high-performance piezoelectric energy harvesting. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3153-3161. [PMID: 37227322 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00444a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is an emerging technology to fabricate complex architectures, necessary to realize state-of-the-art flexible and wearable electronic devices. In this regard, top-performing devices containing organic ferro- and piezoelectric compounds are desired to circumvent significant shortcomings of conventional piezoceramics, e.g. toxicity and high-temperature device processibility. Herein, we report on a 3D-printed composite of a chiral ferroelectric organic salt {[Me3CCH(Me)NH3][BF4]} (1) with a biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer that serves as a highly efficient piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG). The ferroelectric property of 1 originates from its polar tetragonal space group P42, verified by P-E loop measurements. The ferroelectric domain characteristics of 1 were further probed by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), which gave characteristic 'butterfly' and hysteresis loops. The PFM amplitude vs. drive voltage measurements gave a relatively high magnitude of the converse piezoelectric coefficient for 1. PCL polymer composites with various weight percentages (wt%) of 1 were prepared and subjected to piezoelectric energy harvesting tests, which gave a maximum open-circuit voltage of 36.2 V and a power density of 48.1 μW cm-2 for the 10 wt% 1-PCL champion device. Furthermore, a gyroid-shaped 3D-printed 10 wt% 1-PCL composite was fabricated to test its practical utility, which gave an excellent output voltage of 41 V and a power density of 56.8 μW cm-2. These studies promise the potential of simple organic compounds for building PENG devices using advanced manufacturing technologies.
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- Supriya Sahoo
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune - 411008, India.
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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- PZT Centre, Armament Research and Development Establishment, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune - 411021, India.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław-50-370, Poland.
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune - 411008, India.
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Santos D, Baptista RMF, Handa A, Almeida B, Rodrigues PV, Castro C, Machado A, Rodrigues MJLF, Belsley M, de Matos Gomes E. Nanostructured Electrospun Fibers with Self-Assembled Cyclo-L-Tryptophan-L-Tyrosine Dipeptide as Piezoelectric Materials and Optical Second Harmonic Generators. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4993. [PMID: 37512272 PMCID: PMC10384039 DOI: 10.3390/ma16144993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The potential use of nanostructured dipeptide self-assemblies in materials science for energy harvesting devices is a highly sought-after area of research. Specifically, aromatic cyclo-dipeptides containing tryptophan have garnered attention due to their wide-bandgap semiconductor properties, high mechanical rigidity, photoluminescence, and nonlinear optical behavior. In this study, we present the development of a hybrid system comprising biopolymer electrospun fibers incorporated with the chiral cyclo-dipeptide L-Tryptophan-L-Tyrosine. The resulting nanofibers are wide-bandgap semiconductors (bandgap energy 4.0 eV) consisting of self-assembled nanotubes embedded within a polymer matrix, exhibiting intense blue photoluminescence. Moreover, the cyclo-dipeptide L-Tryptophan-L-Tyrosine incorporated into polycaprolactone nanofibers displays a strong effective second harmonic generation signal of 0.36 pm/V and shows notable piezoelectric properties with a high effective coefficient of 22 pCN-1, a piezoelectric voltage coefficient of geff=1.2 VmN-1 and a peak power density delivered by the nanofiber mat of 0.16μWcm-2. These hybrid systems hold great promise for applications in the field of nanoenergy harvesting and nanophotonics.
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- Daniela Santos
- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Baptista RMF, Gomes CSB, Silva B, Oliveira J, Almeida B, Castro C, Rodrigues PV, Machado A, Freitas RB, Rodrigues MJLF, de Matos Gomes E, Belsley M. A Polymorph of Dipeptide Halide Glycyl-L-Alanine Hydroiodide Monohydrate: Crystal Structure, Optical Second Harmonic Generation, Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16103690. [PMID: 37241316 DOI: 10.3390/ma16103690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A polymorph of glycyl-L-alanine HI.H2O is synthesized from chiral cyclo-glycyl-L-alanine dipeptide. The dipeptide is known to show molecular flexibility in different environments, which leads to polymorphism. The crystal structure of the glycyl-L-alanine HI.H2O polymorph is determined at room temperature and indicates that the space group is polar (P21), with two molecules per unit cell and unit cell parameters a = 7.747 Å, b = 6.435 Å, c = 10.941 Å, α = 90°, β = 107.53(3)°, γ = 90° and V = 520.1(7) Å3. Crystallization in the polar point group 2, with one polar axis parallel to the b axis, allows pyroelectricity and optical second harmonic generation. Thermal melting of the glycyl-L-alanine HI.H2O polymorph starts at 533 K, close to the melting temperature reported for cyclo-glycyl-L-alanine (531 K) and 32 K lower than that reported for linear glycyl-L-alanine dipeptide (563 K), suggesting that although the dipeptide, when crystallized in the polymorphic form, is not anymore in its cyclic form, it keeps a memory of its initial closed chain and therefore shows a thermal memory effect. Here, we report a pyroelectric coefficient as high as 45 µC/m2K occurring at 345 K, one order of magnitude smaller than that of semi-organic ferroelectric triglycine sulphate (TGS) crystal. Moreover, the glycyl-L-alanine HI.H2O polymorph displays a nonlinear optical effective coefficient of 0.14 pm/V, around 14 times smaller than the value from a phase-matched inorganic barium borate (BBO) single crystal. The new polymorph displays an effective piezoelectric coefficient equal to deff=280 pCN-1, when embedded into electrospun polymer fibers, indicating its suitability as an active system for energy harvesting.
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- Rosa M F Baptista
- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- i4HB, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Laboratory for Materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Santos D, Baptista RMF, Handa A, Almeida B, Rodrigues PV, Torres AR, Machado A, Belsley M, de Matos Gomes E. Bioinspired Cyclic Dipeptide Functionalized Nanofibers for Thermal Sensing and Energy Harvesting. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:2477. [PMID: 36984357 PMCID: PMC10055687 DOI: 10.3390/ma16062477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nanostructured dipeptide self-assemblies exhibiting quantum confinement are of great interest due to their potential applications in the field of materials science as optoelectronic materials for energy harvesting devices. Cyclic dipeptides are an emerging outstanding group of ring-shaped dipeptides, which, because of multiple interactions, self-assemble in supramolecular structures with different morphologies showing quantum confinement and photoluminescence. Chiral cyclic dipeptides may also display piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity properties with potential applications in new sources of nano energy. Among those, aromatic cyclo-dipeptides containing the amino acid tryptophan are wide-band gap semiconductors displaying the high mechanical rigidity, photoluminescence and piezoelectric properties to be used in power generation. In this work, we report the fabrication of hybrid systems based on chiral cyclo-dipeptide L-Tryptophan-L-Tryptophan incorporated into biopolymer electrospun fibers. The micro/nanofibers contain self-assembled nano-spheres embedded into the polymer matrix, are wide-band gap semiconductors with 4.0 eV band gap energy, and display blue photoluminescence as well as relevant piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties with coefficients as high as 57 CN-1 and 35×10-6 Cm-2K-1, respectively. Therefore, the fabricated hybrid mats are promising systems for future thermal sensing and energy harvesting applications.
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- Daniela Santos
- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory for materials and Emergent Technologies (LAPMET), Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Bellotto O, D'Andrea P, Marchesan S. Nanotubes and water-channels from self-assembling dipeptides. J Mater Chem B 2023. [PMID: 36790014 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02643k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Dipeptides are attractive building blocks for biomaterials in light of their inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and simplicity of preparation. Since the discovery of diphenylalanine (Phe-Phe) self-assembling ability into nanotubes, research efforts have been devoted towards the identification of other dipeptide sequences capable of forming these interesting nanomorphologies, although design rules towards nanotube formation are still elusive. In this review, we analyze the dipeptide sequences reported thus far for their ability to form nanotubes, which often feature water-filled supramolecular channels as revealed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, as well as their properties, and their potential biological applications, which span from drug delivery and regenerative medicine, to bioelectronics and bioimaging.
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- Ottavia Bellotto
- Chem. Pharm. Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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- Life Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Weiss 2, 34128 Trieste, Italy
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- Chem. Pharm. Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. .,INSTM, Unit of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Baptista RMF, Moreira G, Silva B, Oliveira J, Almeida B, Castro C, Rodrigues PV, Machado A, Belsley M, de Matos Gomes E. Lead-Free MDABCO-NH 4I 3 Perovskite Crystals Embedded in Electrospun Nanofibers. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15238397. [PMID: 36499895 PMCID: PMC9739599 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this work, we introduce lead-free organic ferroelectric perovskite N-methyl-N'-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octonium)-ammonium triiodide (MDABCO-NH4I3) nanocrystals embedded in three different polymer fibers fabricated by the electrospinning technique, as mechanical energy harvesters. Molecular ferroelectrics offer the advantage of structural diversity and tunability, easy fabrication, and mechanical flexibility. Organic-inorganic hybrid materials are new low-symmetry emerging materials that may be used as energy harvesters because of their piezoelectric or ferroelectric properties. Among these, ferroelectric metal-free perovskites are a class of recently discovered multifunctional materials. The doped nanofibers, which are very flexible and have a high Young modulus, behave as active piezoelectric energy harvesting sources that produce a piezoelectric voltage coefficient up to geff = 3.6 VmN-1 and show a blue intense luminescence band at 325 nm. In this work, the pyroelectric coefficient is reported for the MDABCO-NH4I3 perovskite inserted in electrospun fibers. At the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition, the embedded nanocrystals display a pyroelectric coefficient as high as 194 × 10-6 Cm-2k-1, within the same order of magnitude as that reported for the state-of-the-art bulk ferroelectric triglycine sulfate (TGS). The perovskite nanocrystals embedded into the polymer fibers remain stable in their piezoelectric output response, and no degradation is caused by oxidation, making the piezoelectric perovskite nanofibers suitable to be used as flexible energy harvesters.
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- Rosa M. F. Baptista
- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Baptista RMF, Silva B, Oliveira J, Isfahani VB, Almeida B, Pereira MR, Cerca N, Castro C, Rodrigues PV, Machado A, Belsley M, Gomes EDM. High Piezoelectric Output Voltage from Blue Fluorescent N, N-Dimethyl-4-nitroaniline Nano Crystals in Poly-L-Lactic Acid Electrospun Fibers. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:7958. [PMID: 36431444 PMCID: PMC9698555 DOI: 10.3390/ma15227958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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N,N-dimethyl-4-nitroaniline is a piezoelectric organic superplastic and superelastic charge transfer molecular crystal that crystallizes in an acentric structure. Organic mechanical flexible crystals are of great importance as they stand between soft matter and inorganic crystals. Highly aligned poly-l-lactic acid polymer microfibers with embedded N,N-dimethyl-4-nitroaniline nanocrystals are fabricated using the electrospinning technique, and their piezoelectric and optical properties are explored as hybrid systems. The composite fibers display an extraordinarily high piezoelectric output response, where for a small stress of 5.0 × 103 Nm-2, an effective piezoelectric voltage coefficient of geff = 4.1 VmN-1 is obtained, which is one of the highest among piezoelectric polymers and organic lead perovskites. Mechanically, they exhibit an average increase of 67% in the Young modulus compared to polymer microfibers alone, reaching 55 MPa, while the tensile strength reaches 2.8 MPa. Furthermore, the fibers show solid-state blue fluorescence, important for emission applications, with a long lifetime decay (147 ns) lifetime decay. The present results show that nanocrystals from small organic molecules with luminescent, elastic and piezoelectric properties form a mechanically strong hybrid functional 2-dimensional array, promising for applications in energy harvesting through the piezoelectric effect and as solid-state blue emitters.
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- Rosa M. F. Baptista
- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute for Polymers and Composites, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Yang J, Huan X, Liu Y, Lee H, Chen M, Hu S, Cao S, Kim JT. Three-Dimensional Printing of Dipeptides with Spatioselective Programming of Crystallinity for Multilevel Anticounterfeiting. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:7776-7783. [PMID: 36173250 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The functionalities of peptide microstructures and nanostructures can be enhanced by controlling their crystallinity. Gaining control over the crystallinity within the desired structure, however, remains a challenge. We have developed a three-dimensional (3D) printing method that enables spatioselective programming of the crystallinity of diphenylalanine (FF) dipeptide microarchitectures. A femtoliter ink meniscus is used to spatially control reprecipitation self-assembly, enabling the printing of a freestanding FF microstructure with programmed shape and crystallinity. The self-assembly crystallization of FF can be switched on and off at will by controlling the evaporation of the binary solvent. The evaporation-dependent crystallization was theoretically studied by the numerical simulation of supersaturation fields in the meniscus. We found that a 3D-printed FF microarchitecture with spatially programmed crystallinity can carry a 3D digital optical anisotropy pattern, applicable to generating polarization-encoded anticounterfeiting labels. This crystallinity-controlled additive manufacturing will pave the new way for facilitating the creation of peptide-based devices.
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- Jihyuk Yang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Kim JH, Kim B, Kim SW, Kang HW, Park MC, Park DH, Ju BK, Choi WK. High-performance coaxial piezoelectric energy generator (C-PEG) yarn of Cu/PVDF-TrFE/PDMS/Nylon/Ag. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:145401. [PMID: 33348328 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abd57e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Coaxial type piezoelectric energy generator (C-PEG) nanofiber was fabricated by a self-designed continuous electrospinning deposition system. Piezoelectric PVDF-TrFE nanofiber as an electroactive material was electrospun at a discharge voltage of 9-12 kV onto a simultaneously rotating and transverse moving Cu metal wire at an angular velocity of ω g = 60-120 RPM. The piezoelectric coefficient d33 of the PVDF-TrFE nanofiber was approximately -20 pm V-1. The generated output voltage (V G) increased according to the relationship exp(-α P) (α = 0.41- 0.57) as the pressure (P) increased from 30 to 500 kpa. The V G values for ten and twenty pieces of C-PEG were V G = 3.9 V and 9.5 V at P = 100 kpa, respectively, relatively high output voltages compared to previously reported values. The high V G for the C-PEG stems from the fact that it can generate a fairly high V G due to the increased number of voltage collection points compared to a conventional two-dimensional (2-dim) capacitor type of piezoelectric film or fiber device. C-PEG yarn was also fabricated via the dip-coating of a PDMS polymer solution, followed by winding with Ag-coated nylon fiber as an outer electrode. The current and power density of ten pieces of C-PEG yarn were correspondingly 22 nA cm-2 and 8.6 μW cm-3 at V G = 1.97 V, higher than previously reported values of 5.54 and 6 μW cm-3. The C-PEG yarn, which can generate high voltage compared to the conventional film/nanofiber mat type, is expected to be very useful as a wearable energy generator system.
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- Jung Hyuk Kim
- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangro 14 Gil 5, Sungbuk Gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electronic, Electrical, and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangro 14 Gil 5, Sungbuk Gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangro 14 Gil 5, Sungbuk Gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic, Electrical, and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarangro 14 Gil 5, Sungbuk Gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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Chibh S, Mishra J, Kour A, Chauhan VS, Panda JJ. Recent advances in the fabrication and bio-medical applications of self-assembled dipeptide nanostructures. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:139-163. [PMID: 33480272 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Molecular self-assembly is a widespread natural phenomenon and has inspired several researchers to synthesize a compendium of nano/microstructures with widespread applications. Biomolecules like proteins, peptides and lipids are used as building blocks to fabricate various nanomaterials. Supramolecular peptide self-assembly continue to play a significant role in forming diverse nanostructures with numerous biomedical applications; however, dipeptides offer distinctive supremacy in their ability to self-assemble and produce a variety of nanostructures. Though several reviews have articulated the progress in the field of longer peptides or polymers and their self-assembling behavior, there is a paucity of reviews or literature covering the emerging field of dipeptide-based nanostructures. In this review, our goal is to present the recent advancements in dipeptide-based nanostructures with their potential applications.
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- Sonika Chibh
- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, AAL Research & Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Panchkula, Haryana 134113, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Zhang Y, Kim H, Wang Q, Jo W, Kingon AI, Kim SH, Jeong CK. Progress in lead-free piezoelectric nanofiller materials and related composite nanogenerator devices. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:3131-3149. [PMID: 36134257 PMCID: PMC9418676 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00809h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Current piezoelectric device systems need a significant reduction in size and weight so that electronic modules of increasing capacity and functionality can be incorporated into a great range of applications, particularly in energy device platforms. The key question for most applications is whether they can compete in the race of down-scaling and an easy integration with highly adaptable properties into various system technologies such as nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS). Piezoelectric NEMS have potential to offer access to a parameter space for sensing, actuating, and powering, which is inflential and intriguing. Fortunately, recent advances in modelling, synthesis, and characterization techniques are spurring unprecedented developments in a new field of piezoelectric nano-materials and devices. While the need for looking more closely at the piezoelectric nano-materials is driven by the relentless drive of miniaturization, there is an additional motivation: the piezoelectric materials, which are showing the largest electromechanical responses, are currently toxic lead (Pb)-based perovskite materials (such as the ubiquitous Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, PZT). This is important, as there is strong legislative and moral push to remove toxic lead compounds from commercial products. By far, the lack of viable alternatives has led to continuing exemptions to allow their temporary use in piezoelectric applications. However, the present exemption will expire soon, and the concurrent improvement of lead-free piezoelectric materials has led to the possibility that no new exemption will be granted. In this paper, the universal approaches and recent progresses in the field of lead-free piezoelectric nano-materials, initially focusing on hybrid composite materials as well as individual nanoparticles, and related energy harvesting devices are systematically elaborated. The paper begins with a short introduction to the properties of interest in various piezoelectric nanomaterials and a brief description of the current state-of-the-art for lead-free piezoelectric nanostructured materials. We then describe several key methodologies for the synthesis of nanostructure materials including nanoparticles, followed by the discussion on the critical current and emerging applications in detail.
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- Yong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Center for Smart Materials and Device Integration, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1 117575 Singapore
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- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju Jeonbuk 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA 16802 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jülich-UNIST Joint Leading Institute for Advanced Energy Research (JULIA), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- School of Engineering, Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- School of Engineering, Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center, Department of Energy Storage/Conversion Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju Jeonbuk 54896 Republic of Korea
- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju Jeonbuk 54896 Republic of Korea
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Bernardo CR, Baptista RMF, de Matos Gomes E, Lopes PE, Raposo MMM, Costa SPG, Belsley MS. Anisotropic PCL nanofibers embedded with nonlinear nanocrystals as strong generators of polarized second harmonic light and piezoelectric currents. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:1206-1213. [PMID: 36133058 PMCID: PMC9419582 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00687g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Using the electrospinning technique nanofibers consisting of organic nonlinear optical 3-nitroaniline (3NA, C6H6N2O2) nanocrystals embedded in poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) polymer, 3NA@PCL nanofibers, were produced. Polarimetry optical second harmonic generation and X-ray diffraction studies show that 3NA push-pull molecules crystallize inside the polymer fibers with a strong preferential orientation giving rise to an alignment of the molecular dipole moments along the nanofibers longitudinal axis. This alignment strongly enhances the second order nonlinear optical response of the fibers. Intense second harmonic generation emission was observed from a single nanofiber, corresponding to an effective second order susceptibility of 80 pm V-1, four times greater than the largest second order susceptibility tensor element (21 pm V-1) associated with a macroscopic 3NA crystal. Moreover, when subjected to a modest periodically applied force of 3 N, a piezoelectric current of 70 nA generated by a 4 cm2 electrospun nanofiber mat amounted to 122 nW cm-2 of instantaneous density power, sufficient to power a LCD display. The results show that the electrospinning technique is a powerful technique to fabricate organic functional materials with oriented nanocrystals made of highly polarizable molecules, embedded in a polymer matrix.
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- César R Bernardo
- Univ. Minho, Centre of Physics Campus Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Univ. Minho, Centre of Physics Campus Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Univ. Minho, Inst. Polymers & Composites IPC Campus Azurém 4804-533 Guimarães Portugal
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- Univ. Minho, Centre of Chemistry Campus Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Univ. Minho, Centre of Physics Campus Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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