Magnetoelectric (ME) materials have emerged as promising candidates for a wide range of biomedical applications due to their unique ability couple and manipulate both magnetic electric signals. This comprehensive review provides an overview the recent advancements potential MEs in various areas biomedicine. Inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," introduction (Section 1) highlights ethical considerations scientific exploration while showcasing benefits ME background human well-being...

Battery separators based on silk fibroin (SF) have been prepared aiming at improving the environmental issues of lithium-ion batteries. SF materials with three different morphologies were produced: membrane films (SF-F), sponges by lyophilization (SF-L), and electrospun membranes (SF-E). The latter presented a suitable porous three-dimensional microstructure soaked 1 M LiPF6 electrolyte. ionic conductivities for SF-L SF-E 1.00 0.32 mS cm-1 20 °C, respectively. A correlation between fraction...

Silk fibroin (SF) is a biocompatible natural protein with excellent mechanical characteristics. SF-based biomaterials can be structured using number of techniques, allowing the tuning materials for specific biomedical applications. In this study, SF films, porous membranes, and electrospun membranes were produced solvent-casting, salt-leaching, electrospinning methodologies, respectively. subjected to physicochemical biological characterizations determine their suitability tissue...

Replicating the natural cellular environment is a critical strategy when employing biomaterials to enhance tissue regeneration. However, effectively controlling physical cues, including electrical and mechanical stimuli, in extracellular microenvironment promote regeneration, remains challenging endeavor. This study presents technological utilization of magnetoelectric (ME) composites, capable delivering stimuli through remote activation using magnetic field, for applications bone-related...

Abstract Introduction Narrowing or stenosis of blood vessels induces reduced flow and tissue damage due to insufficient nutrient supply. Currently, tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are capable replacing repairing the biological functions vessels. Considering that electroactive effect has shown great promise for development with biomedical applicability, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a synthetic biocompatible material specific cellular response favouring regeneration, thanks...

Abstract Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. Tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) a promising therapeutic option because they can replace or repair biological functions blood vessels. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is synthetic material with favorable physical and properties that make it suitable for developing TEVGs. Methods A total 12 sheep were divided into two groups: test group, which received PVDF electrospun TEVGs (n=6), control...

An electronic tongue is a sensor-based system designed to mimic human taste by detecting and analyzing the chemical properties of liquids through electrochemical methods. Here, we introduce HITS concept, an that enables rapid sequential classification various beverages. This utilizes single, cost-effective platform with interdigital electrodes made carbon printed on recyclable poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), significantly reducing need for multiple electrodes. With use interchangeable...

The generation of sustainable electrical energy from wasted environmental mechanical stimuli is a necessary step for supplying low-power devices in this digitalization era. Sustainable polymers are an attractive class materials harvesting applications due to their abundance, low ecological impact, and simple low-cost processing polymer-based devices. Thus, solvent-processed hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), poly-l-lactic acid, silk fibroin...

Transient electronics, designed to disintegrate in a controlled manner after their useful life, have been proposed as solution mitigate the ecological and health impacts of electronic waste (e-waste). Despite this innovative approach, which has seen significant application biologically integrated sensors therapeutic devices, it still results accumulation different materials nanomaterials for powering systems often based on batteries, themselves contribute e-waste problem. Here, we explore...

Environmental issues promote the development of sensors based on natural polymers which are becoming an area increasing interest. Piezoresistive silk fibroin with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as fillers were produced by solvent-casting in order to tune their electrical conductivity and electromechanical responses. It is shown that carbonaceous well dispersed polymer matrix thermal mechanical properties independent CNT content. On other hand, inclusion CNTs reduces β-sheet content composite...

Portable analytical systems are versatile tools for application in areas including biomedicine, biosecurity, food safety and environmental monitoring. This work contributes to the increasing demand low-cost, environmentally friendly substrates portable by using natural Bombyx mori cocoons. Further, silk fibroin is also extracted from these cocoons electrospun into oriented randomly fiber substrates. Oxygen plasma treatment applied improve their hydrophilicity. Fiber morphology, mechanical...

Novel microfluidic substrates based on electrospun poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) membranes were developed to increase the limited range of commercially available paper substrates, commonly used for fabrication paper-based analytical devices. PLLA's advantageous properties include biodegradability, biocompatibility, ease being processed in various tailored morphologies, and cost effectiveness, among others. Oriented nonoriented PLLA fabricated using electrospinning influence fiber orientation,...

One of the essential issues in modern advanced materials science is to design and manufacture flexible devices, particular framework Internet Things (IoT), improve integration into applications. An antenna an component wireless communication modules and, addition flexibility, compact dimensions, printability, low cost, environmentally friendlier production strategies, also represent relevant functional challenges. Concerning antenna's performance, optimization reflection coefficient maximum...

The continuous rising of infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is becoming a global healthcare concern. Developing new bio-based materials with unique chemical and structural features that allow efficient interaction bacteria thus important for fighting this phenomenon. To address issue, we report an antimicrobial biomaterial results from clustering local facial amphiphilicity amino-modified cellulose on silk fibroin β-sheets, simply blending the two components through casting...

Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) have gained substantial attention as portable in various (bio)technological fields, for being affordable, user-friendly, portable, energy efficient and allowing multiplexed analysis. Although significant progress has been achieved, there is still need improvement terms of performance sustainability. In this work, a biodegradable aliphatic polyester poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide acid) lactide:glycolide 50:50 (PDLG), used to produce pore-...

Paper is ubiquitous in everyday life and a low-cost environmentally friendly material. Thus, the printing of advanced conductive/magnetic nanomaterials on paper will allow scalable production flexible smart electronics, including energy-storage devices, sensors, inductors or antennas, among others, contributing towards more sustainable electronics. Particularly, wireless charging technologies are becoming essential for internet-of-things (IoT)-related electronic devices due to...

Point-of-care (POC) devices can provide inexpensive, practical, and expedited solutions for applications ranging from biomedicine to environmental monitoring. This work reports on the development of low-cost microfluidic substrates POC systems suitable analytical assays, while also satisfying need social environmentally conscious practices regarding circular economy, waste reduction, use local resources. Thus, an innovative greener process extract cellulose plants including abaca, cotton,...

This work establishes a new way to prepare reconfigurable printable magnets based on Wax/CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles for advanced applications.