RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 97
·79342-79347
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IF 3.84
Xingrong Xiao,Hui Yang,Nuoxin Xu,Liang Hu,Qilong Zhang
Ag@TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles were synthesized as fillers using a simple vapor-thermal method. Based on the nanoparticles, the P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 hybrid films were first prepared by embedding Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles in a poly(vinylidene fluoride co-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF-HFP)] matrix. Microstructural and thermal analysis confirmed that Ag nanoparticles had been successfully coated by TiO2 shells and that the thickness of the shell layer was about 8–10 nm. The Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles act as nucleation sites to promote crystallization of the polymer matrix without changing its structure. The P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 composite exhibited enhanced dielectric properties over a wide frequency range, and the dielectric permittivity of the polymer nanocomposites is enhanced by ∼300% over the P(VDF-HFP) matrix at a low filler loading of 10 vol%. Moreover, P(VDF-HFP)/Ag@TiO2 also exhibit a higher dielectric constant than P(VDF-HFP)/Ag, P(VDF-HFP)/TiO2 and P(VDF-HFP)/Ag/TiO2 blend composites while maintaining a low loss tangent (below 0.03 at 1 kHz) to achieve a duplex polarization effect.
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材料科学
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电气工程
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Weiduo Fei,Xinwen Ma,Xiandie Zhang,Jie Ji,Xiang Zhou
In this study, the self-assembly method is used to modify Al nanoparticles (Al NPs) with perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTD) to obtain Al@PFTD. Based on the C–F…F–C interaction and the hydrogen bond between –CF and –CH, the adsorbed PFTD is used to direct the precipitation of P(VDF-HFP) around modified Al NPs to obtain Al@PFTD@P(VDF-HFP) composite energetic materials. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy are used to characterize the prepared samples, which prove a successful preparation process. The prepared Al@PFTD@P(VDF-HFP) is compared with physically mixed Al/P(VDF-HFP) counterparts by thermal analysis, electric ignition and constant-volume combustion tests. Thermal analysis results show that the reaction onset temperature of Al@PFTD@P(VDF-HFP) is 20 °C lower while its heat release is 135% higher. Electric ignition and constant-volume combustion tests show that the ignition delay, combustion time and pressurization rate are 50% shorter, 50% shorter and 40% faster, respectively. The improved energetic performance is mainly due to PFTD-directed precipitation of P(VDF-HFP) around Al NPs. Moreover, the fluorine-containing PFTD also contributes positively to energy density and reactivity through the pre-ignition reaction.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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高能材料
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Frontiers in Materials
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2022
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IF 3.985
Zhu Peijun,Lai Chunhua,Cheng Mingwei,He Yiheng,Xu Yan,Chen Jiahao,Zhou Zhengnan,Li Ping,Xu Shulan
A biomaterial-mediated immune response is a critical factor to determine the cell fate as well as the tissue-regenerative outcome. Although piezoelectric-membranes have attracted considerable interest in the field of guided bone regeneration thanks to their biomimetic electroactivity, the influence of their different surface-charge polarities on the immune-osteogenic microenvironment remains obscure. The present study aimed at investigating the interaction between piezoelectric poly (vinylidene fluoridetrifluoroethylene) [P (VDF-TrFE)] membranes with different surface polarities (negative or positive) and macrophage response, as well as their subsequent influence on osteogenesis from an immunomodulating perspective. Specifically, the morphology, wettability, crystal phase, piezoelectric performance, and surface potential of the synthetic P (VDF-TrFE) samples were systematically characterized. In addition, RAW 264.7 macrophages were seeded onto differently charged P (VDF-TrFE) surfaces, and the culture supernatants were used to supplement cultures of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) on the corresponding P (VDF-TrFE) surfaces. Our results revealed that oppositely charged surfaces had different abilities in modulating the macrophage-immune-osteogenic microenvironment. Negatively charged P (VDF-TrFE), characterized by the highest macrophage elongation effect, induced a switch in the phenotype of macrophages from M0 (inactivated) to M2 (anti-inflammatory), thus promoting the osteogenic differentiation of rBMSCs by releasing anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Interestingly, positively charged P (VDF-TrFE) possessed pro-inflammatory properties to induce an M1 (pro-inflammatory) macrophage-dominated reaction, without compromising the subsequent osteogenesis as expected. In conclusion, these findings highlighted the distinct modulatory effect of piezoelectric-P (VDF-TrFE) membranes on the macrophage phenotype, inflammatory reaction, and consequent immune-osteogenic microenvironment depending on their surface-charge polarity. This study provides significant insight into the design of effective immunoregulatory materials for the guided bone regeneration application.
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生物材料
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组织工程
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免疫学
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再生医学
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骨科
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POLYMER
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2023
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IF 4.6
Zhuoyuan Zheng,Xudong Zhang,Wenhui Shi,Shishuo Liang,Haichuan Cao,Yanling Fu,Hongwei Wang,Yusong Zhu
Although sodium metal batteries (SMBs) have drawn numerous attentions as the promising candidate for the next-generation rechargeable batteries, various issues hinder their practical applications, e.g., the growth of dendrites and large volume change of Na metal during cycling, etc.. The adoption of gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is an effective solution to address the safety issues and increase the lifetime of SMBs. In this study, a novel composite membrane consisting of nonwoven fabric as the supporting matrix and poly (vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) as the Na + transmission medium is easily fabricated via non-solvent induced phase inversion method. After plasticized by NaClO 4 -based liquid electrolyte , the obtained composite membrane exhibits an enhanced mechanical strength , high uptake to organic liquid electrolyte (115%), high thermal and electrochemical stability, superior ionic conductivity (1.38 mS cm −1 ) and remarkable Na ion transference number (0.47), which has been demonstrated to effectively suppress the growth of sodium dendrite, improve the fast-charging performance and cycling stability of the corresponding SMBs. This work paves a way for the commercialization of GPE in the fast-charging SMBs.
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材料科学
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电化学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2022
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IF 5.999
Zhiyuan Zhou,Jie Wang,Jiamin Zhang,Xiyue Duan,Weiming Lin,Kui Cheng,Wenjian Weng,Zuobing Chen
Surface potential of biomaterials is found to be important for wound healing. Here, poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) films with different surface potentials and piezoelectric responses were prepared and explored for the effect of surface potential on wound healing. The crystalline state of P(VDF-TrFE) films were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), illustrated that the electric polarization will promote the crystallization of the β phase of P(VDF-TrFE), in which the content of β phase increased from 82.9 % to 86.8 % compared with the control. Then, Kelvin potential and piezoelectric coefficient d 33 were to evaluate surface potential and polarization performance. Moreover, bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption and cell culture results showed that high surface potential can promote protein adsorption as well as fibroblast proliferation and macrophage polarization. Finally, in vivo experiments indicated that high voltage polarized P(VDF-TrFE) films can generate higher dynamic potential up to 2.3 V, and promoted wound healing from the phases of inflammation, proliferation and remodeling, the wound healing rate of which was 88.8 % ± 0.8 %, significantly higher than 79.1 % ± 2.5 % and 86.4 % ± 1.8 % of blank and control. In general, this work revealed that polarized P(VDF-TrFE) films can promote wound healing, shed light on designing wound healing materials with similar properties.
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生物材料
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伤口愈合
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2025
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IF 6.7
Wenquan Liu,Yu Sun,B. Narsu,Liang Qiao,Jipeng Huang,Chang Q. Sun,Guiye Shan,Biao Wang
The escalating demand for energy harvesting technologies to power small wireless devices has intensified interest in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), yet challenges in energy conversion efficiency and durability persist. In this study, we present a novel core-shell BaTiO 3 @P(VDF-TrFE) nanofiber (BT@PVFT NF) structure, developed to enhance the triboelectric performance of TENGs for wearable and portable electronic applications. The BT@PVFT NF were fabricated using coaxial electrospinning , combining the high dielectric constant of BT with the ferroelectric properties of PVFT to maximize surface charge density and energy conversion efficiency. The morphological, structural, and phase characteristics of the BT@PVFT NFs were thoroughly investigated, with significant findings on the enhancement of the β-phase of PVFT through the synergistic effects of the core-shell configuration and electrospinning process . The optimized TENG demonstrated remarkable electrical output, achieving peak output voltage of 450 V and power density of 80 μW cm −2 , alongside exceptional durability over 15,500 cycles. Furthermore, the device successfully powered commercial electronics and exhibited robust mechanical energy harvesting from human motion. This work not only advances the understanding of core-shell structures in energy harvesting but also highlights the potential of the BT@PVFT NFs for self-powered sensing applications, opening new pathways for the development of energy-efficient wearable technologies .
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材料科学
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纳米能源
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柔性电子学
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生物医学工程
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可穿戴设备
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能量收集
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2020
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IF 4.389
Bolin Tang,Xiaojun Shen,Yaru Yang,Zhi Xu,Jie Yi,Yongbo Yao,Miao Cao,Yalin Zhang,Hongqin Xia
Cellular responses can be regulated and manipulated through combining stimuli-responsive biomaterial with external stimulus. In this present, the magneto-responsive CoFe 2 O 4 /P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite coatings were designed to understand cell behaviors of preosteoblasts, as well as get insight into the underlying mechanism of osteogenic differentiation under static magnetic field (SMF). CoFe 2 O 4 /P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite coatings with differential magnetic property (low, medium and high magnetization) were prepared by incorporation of different mass fraction of CoFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles (6%, 13 %, 20 %) into P(VDF-TrFE) matrix. Cell experiments indicated that all nanocomposite coatings with the assistance of SMF could promote the cell attachment, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells. Among different nanocomposite coatings, low magnetization coating (6%) showed a higher ALP activity and gene expression of Runx2, Col-I, OCN. Molecular biology assays demonstrated that the combination of nanocomposite coatings and SMF could significantly up-regulate the expression level of α2β1 integrin and p-ERK. Whereas, the addition of inhibitor U0126 down-regulated sharply the expression level of p-ERK, which indicated that cellular osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells was governed through α2β1 integrin-mediated MEK/ERK signaling pathways during CoFe 2 O 4 /P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite coatings were combined with SMF. This work provided a promising strategy to enhance cellular osteogenic differentiation through a remote-control manner, which exhibited great potential in the application of bone tissue repair and regeneration.
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生物材料
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组织工程
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细胞生物学
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磁性材料
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再生医学
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PubMed
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Jian Wang,Yunchuan Xie,Jingjing Liu,Zhicheng Zhang,Yanfeng Zhang
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) based polymer/ceramic nanocomposites for high energy density dielectrics have long been plagued by their low discharging efficiency (40–60%), which originates from the matrix with high bulk ferroelectric relaxation and the high-k ceramics with large conduction loss. In this work, a linear-like PVDF-based polymer dielectric is synthesized through grafting poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) onto main chains of poly(vinyl fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)) terpolymer via an atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) process. PMMA grafted terpolymer (P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)-g-PMMA) shows linear-like dielectric characteristics accompanied with greatly enhanced discharging efficiency of ∼80% under 250 MV/m, which is over 100% higher than that of pristine terpolymer. To further improve its breakdown strength and discharging efficiency, the grafted terpolymer are then compounded with ultrasonic-exfoliated mica nanosheets ( e Mica) by solution-cast method. Thanks to the low hysteresis loss of linear-like dielectric matrix and the high insulating 2D mica nanosheets, the composite with the highest discharging efficiency of ∼78% under 250 MV/m is achieved. The maximum energy density of the optimized composite reaches 9.6 J/cm 3 , which is nearly 290% that of the pristine terpolymer. Besides, its discharging efficiency is about 74% under 450 MV/m, which is much more advantageous than the other PVDF-based polymer/ceramics composite dielectrics. This work suggests that utilizing polymer matrix with linear dielectric property and fillers with high insulating 2D structure might be a facile strategy to achieve composite dielectrics with simultaneously high energy density and high discharging efficiency.
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材料科学
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电气工程
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纳米技术
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ACS ES&T Engineering
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2021
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IF 0
Lichun Li,Xiaoli Wei,Shenglan Zhou,Zhongsheng Jia,Chuanzhao Wang,Houlin Yu,Sen Wu,Ying Li,Wenfeng Han
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) has been widely applied as the third-generation refrigerant globally, however, the global warming potential of such gases is often 100 and 1000 times higher than that of CO2. Dehydrochlorination reaction offers an encouraging strategy to transform the high-global-warming-potential gases of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) to low-global-warming-potential gases of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs). However, the handling of a large amount of byproduct HCl remains one of the major challenges blocking the industrialization of dehydrochlorination of HCFC-142a for the production of vinylidene fluoride (VDF). A one-pot cascade reaction combining dehydrochlorination of HCFC-142b and hydrochlorination of acetylene was first proposed to spontaneously produce valuable monomers of VDF and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) while eliminating the tedious HCl treatment step. Both thermodynamic calculations and experimental results validate the feasibility of the cascade reaction. Five different heterogeneous catalysts were screened for the proposed cascade reaction, including monocomponent catalyst BaF2, NAC, bifunctional BaF2/NAC catalyst, and bicomponent BaF2-NAC-S and BaF2-NAC-M catalysts. Among them, the mixed BaF2-NAC-M catalyst demonstrated the best catalytic performance, with BaF2 mainly acting as the dehydrochlorination site and NAC mainly acting as the hydrochlorination site. The corresponding reaction mechanism was also proposed.
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化学工程
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催化
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环境化学
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绿色化学
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2025
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IF 6.7
Bowei Liu,Rui Feng,Ling Zhou,Tong Zhou,Peng Su,Guanghui Zhao,Lijie Dong
Flexible multiferroic materials with lightweight, wearability, portability and high magnetoelectric conversion present significant potential for applications in wearable, wireless and self-powered device engineering. However, simultaneously achieving high magnetoelectric conversion and ideal flexibility remains a demanding challenge of multiferroic composite materials. Here, novel flexible magnetoelectric nanocomposite films are developed based on the self-synthesized ultra-fine magnetostrictive nanofibers and electrostrictive polymer P(VDF-TrFE). The ultra-fine magnetostrictive nanofibers have been tailored into 15 nm of average diameter by utilizing an ultra-fine polymer template ( s PPTA). This design aligns with the dimensions of P(VDF-TrFE) crystals to ensure optimal interfacial compatibility and effective stress transfer between the magnetostrictive and electrostrictive phase. Remarkably, a small amount (3 wt%) of nanofibers in the nanocomposite films enables a synergistic output effect of magnetoelectric coupling coefficient of 43.0 mV·cm −1 ·Oe −1 . The incorporation of ultra-fine and low-content nanofillers contributes to the lightweight and flexible nature of the nanocomposite films with the elongation at a break of 9 %. Moreover, the magneto-machine-electric conversion shows 7 % enhancement with a magnetic field application to verify the active effect of the magnetic field on strain response. This approach opens up a new avenue for the design and modulation of flexible magnetoelectric films and paves the way for wireless and wearable multifunctional devices.
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材料科学
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电子工程
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纳米技术
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高影响因子
ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2022
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IF 6.959
Ziyue Wang,Huan Liu,Yicheng Peng,Jiyang Xie,Chengding Gu,Wanbiao Hu
Enhancing the breakdown strength (Eb) and polarization of the polymer-based composites through improving the effective interface bonding between the inorganic fillers and polymer matrix is always pursued to achieve high electrostatic energy storage performances. Along with this, paraelectric–ferroelectric (P–F) structured bipolymer PMMA-P(VDF-HFP) was copolymerized and blended to maintain the high Eb but reduce the residual polarization, and meanwhile, potassium triniobate (KNb3O8) rods synthesized by a molten salt (KCl and K2SO4) method were surface-modified using a polydopamine (PDA) shell to form fillers for the fabrication of the composite films that were prepared by a solution casting process. The fabricated PDA@KNb3O8/PMMA-P(VDF-HFP) composite film by filling only a tiny amount of PDA@KNb3O8 (1.0 wt %) exhibits a much enhanced dielectric constant (ε ∼ 9) and polarization (Pmax ∼ 6.9) and large Eb (∼600 MV m–1), therefore giving rise to a high energy density of 15.30 J cm–3 combined with a discharge energy efficiency of 65%. The results herein can be comparative and superior to those of many high-energy storage inorganic–polymer systems that may render this system much potential for dielectric energy storage capacitors.
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材料科学
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电气工程
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复合材料
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能量存储
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Nanomaterials
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 12
·1021
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IF 3.504
Aochen Wang,Ming Hu,Liwei Zhou,Xiaoyong Qiang
Self-powered operation, flexibility, excellent mechanical properties, and ultra-high sensitivity are highly desired properties for pressure sensors in human health monitoring and anthropomorphic robotic systems. Piezoelectric pressure sensors, with enhanced electromechanical performance to effectively distinguish multiple mechanical stimuli (including pressing, stretching, bending, and twisting), have attracted interest to precisely acquire the weak signals of the human body. In this work, we prepared a poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/ multi-walled carbon nanotube (P(VDF-TrFE)/MWCNT) composite by an electrospinning process and stretched it to achieve alignment of the polymer chains. The composite membrane demonstrated excellent piezoelectricy, favorable mechanical strength, and high sensitivity. The piezoelectric coefficient d33value was approximately 50 pm/V, the Young’s modulus was ~0.986 GPa, and the sensitivity was ~540 mV/N. The resulting composite membrane was employed as a piezoelectric pressure sensor to monitor small physiological signals including pulse, breath, and small motions of muscle and joints such as swallowing, chewing, and finger and wrist movements. Moderate doping with carbon nanotubes had a positive impact on the formation of the β phase of the piezoelectric device, and the piezoelectric pressure sensor has the potential for application in health care systems and smart wearable devices.Keywords:self-powered electronics;piezoelectric pressure sensor;P(VDF-TrFE);MWCNTs;electrospinning;wearable biomedical devices
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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传感器技术
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高影响因子
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