Open AccessAdvancing Versatile Ferroelectric Materials Toward Biomedical Applications
Author(s) -
Wang Wenjun,
Li Jianhua,
Liu Hong,
Ge Shaohua
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202003074
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , piezoelectricity , pyroelectricity , ferroelectricity , materials science , biomedicine , smart material , computer science , optoelectronics , bioinformatics , dielectric , biology , composite material
Ferroelectric materials (FEMs), possessing piezoelectric, pyroelectric, inverse piezoelectric, nonlinear optic, ferroelectric‐photovoltaic, and many other properties, are attracting increasing attention in the field of biomedicine in recent years. Because of their versatile ability of interacting with force, heat, electricity, and light to generate electrical, mechanical, and optical signals, FEMs are demonstrating their unique advantages for biosensing, acoustics tweezer, bioimaging, therapeutics, tissue engineering, as well as stimulating biological functions. This review summarizes the current‐available FEMs and their state‐of‐the‐art fabrication techniques, as well as provides an overview of FEMs‐based applications in the field of biomedicine. Challenges and prospects for future development of FEMs for biomedical applications are also outlined.