Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(52)
Published: Aug. 27, 2023
Abstract
Nanozyme
activity
relies
on
surface
electron
transfer
processes.
Notably,
the
piezoelectric
effect
plays
a
vital
role
in
influencing
nanozyme
by
generating
positive
and
negative
charges
materials'
surfaces.
This
article
comprehensively
reviews
potential
mechanisms
practical
applications
of
regulating
through
effect.
The
first
elucidates
how
enables
nanozymes
to
exhibit
catalytic
activity.
It
is
highlighted
that
produced
this
directly
participate
redox
reactions,
leading
conversion
materials
from
an
inactive
active
state.
Moreover,
field
generated
can
enhance
accelerating
rates
or
reducing
binding
energy
between
substrates.
Practical
are
explored
subsequent
section,
including
water
pollutant
degradation,
bacterial
disinfection,
biological
detection,
tumor
therapy,
which
demonstrate
versatile
potentials
applications.
review
concludes
emphasizing
need
for
further
research
into
nanozymes,
suggesting
expanding
scope
types
exploring
new
application
areas.
Furthermore,
promising
direction
synergistic
therapy
discussed
as
inspiring
avenue
future
research.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(16), P. 15962 - 15977
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
Treatment
of
diabetic
foot
ulcers
(DFU)
needs
to
reduce
inflammation,
relieve
hypoxia,
lower
blood
glucose,
promote
angiogenesis,
and
eliminate
pathogenic
bacteria,
but
the
therapeutic
efficacy
is
greatly
limited
by
diversity
synergy
drug
functions
as
well
DFU
microenvironment
itself.
Herein,
an
ultrasound-augmented
multienzyme-like
nanozyme
hydrogel
spray
was
developed
using
hyaluronic
acid
encapsulated
l-arginine
ultrasmall
gold
nanoparticles
Cu1.6O
coloaded
phosphorus
doped
graphitic
carbon
nitride
nanosheets
(ACPCAH).
This
possesses
five
types
enzyme-like
activities,
including
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)-,
catalase
(CAT)-,
glucose
oxidase
(GOx)-,
peroxidase
(POD)-,
nitric
oxide
synthase
(NOS)-like
activities.
The
kinetics
reaction
mechanism
sonodynamic/sonothermal
synergistic
enhancement
SOD-CAT-GOx-POD/NOS
cascade
ACPCAH
are
fully
investigated.
Both
in
vitro
vivo
tests
demonstrate
that
this
can
be
activated
thus
accelerating
wound
healing
effectively.
study
highlights
a
competitive
approach
based
on
nanozymes
for
development
all-in-one
therapies.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(38)
Published: May 28, 2023
Abstract
Poly(vinylidene
fluoride)
(PVDF)‐based
polymers
demonstrate
great
potential
for
applications
in
flexible
and
wearable
electronics
but
show
low
piezoelectric
coefficients
(e.g.,
−
d
33
<
30
pC
N
−1
).
The
effective
improvement
the
piezoelectricity
of
PVDF
is
achieved
by
manipulating
its
semicrystalline
structures.
However,
there
still
a
debate
about
which
component
primary
contributor
to
piezoelectricity.
Therefore,
current
methods
improve
can
be
classified
into
modulations
amorphous
phase,
crystalline
region,
crystalline–amorphous
interface.
Here,
basic
principles
measurements
soft
are
first
discussed.
Then,
three
different
categories
structural
reviewed.
In
each
category,
physical
understanding
strategies
performance
particular,
crucial
role
oriented
fraction
at
interface
determining
emphasized.
At
last,
future
development
high
outlooked.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(38)
Published: July 12, 2023
Piezocatalytic
therapy,
which
generates
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
under
mechanical
force,
has
garnered
extensive
attention
for
its
use
in
cancer
therapy
owing
to
deep
tissue
penetration
depth
and
less
O2
-dependence.
However,
the
piezocatalytic
therapeutic
efficiency
is
limited
poor
piezoresponse,
low
separation
of
electron-hole
pairs,
complicated
tumor
microenvironment
(TME).
Herein,
a
biodegradable,
porous
Mn-doped
ZnO
(Mn-ZnO)
nanocluster
with
enhanced
piezoelectric
effect
constructed
via
doping
engineering.
Mn-doping
not
only
induces
lattice
distortion
increase
polarization
but
also
creates
rich
vacancies
(OV
)
suppressing
recombination
leading
high-efficiency
generation
ROS
ultrasound
irradiation.
Moreover,
shows
TME-responsive
multienzyme-mimicking
activity
glutathione
(GSH)
depletion
ability
mixed
valence
Mn
(II/III),
further
aggravating
oxidative
stress.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
show
that
can
improve
performance
enzyme
Mn-ZnO
due
presence
OV
.
Benefiting
from
boosting
GSH
ability,
significantly
accelerate
accumulation
lipid
peroxide
inactivate
peroxidase
4
(GPX4)
induce
ferroptosis.
The
work
may
provide
new
guidance
exploring
novel
sonosensitizers
therapy.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(3)
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Abstract
Piezoelectric,
pyroelectric,
and
ferroelectric
materials
are
considered
unique
biomedical
due
to
their
dielectric
crystals
asymmetric
centers
that
allow
them
directly
convert
various
primary
forms
of
energy
in
the
environment,
such
as
sunlight,
mechanical
energy,
thermal
into
secondary
electricity
chemical
energy.
These
possess
exceptional
conversion
ability
excellent
catalytic
properties,
which
have
led
widespread
usage
within
fields.
Numerous
applications
demonstrated
great
potential
with
these
materials,
including
disease
treatment,
biosensors,
tissue
engineering.
For
example,
piezoelectric
used
stimulate
cell
growth
bone
regeneration,
while
pyroelectric
applied
skin
cancer
detection
imaging.
Ferroelectric
even
found
use
neural
implants
record
electrical
activity
brain.
This
paper
reviews
relationship
between
ferroelectric,
piezoelectric,
effects
fundamental
principles
different
reactions.
It
also
highlights
preparation
methods
three
significant
progress
made
applications.
The
review
concludes
by
presenting
key
challenges
future
prospects
for
efficient
catalysts
based
on
nanomaterials
Progress in Materials Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
138, P. 101161 - 101161
Published: July 16, 2023
Piezocatalysis,
an
evolving
catalytic
technology
built
on
the
piezoelectric
properties
of
catalysts,
breaks
down
barrier
between
mechanical
energy
and
chemical
energy.
The
potential
difference
that
arises
from
deformation
a
material
is
commonly
termed
'piezopotential'.
Piezopotential
has
been
demonstrated
to
facilitate
manipulation
band
structure
and/or
charge
carrier
separation.
Despite
significant
efforts
design
materials
understand
mechanism
piezoelectrically
enhanced
chemistry
through
semiconductor
physics,
there
remains
opportunity
review
relationships
performance
piezo/ferroelectric
properties.
Herein,
we
provide
comprehensive
summary
mechanisms
correlated
physical
in
field
piezocatalysis.
A
fundamental
understanding
structural
based
solid-state
physics
can
be
used
shed
light
future
development
In
addition,
types
materials,
strategies
for
catalysis
efficiency
enhancement,
up-to-date
applications
environment
remediation,
renewable
conversion,
biomedicine
biotechnology
are
discussed.
Finally,
perspectives
designing
developing
highly
active
piezocatalysts
using
guidelines
physicochemical
proposed.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(17), P. 6191 - 6220
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
highlights
the
recent
progress
in
piezoelectric
gels
(also
known
as
PiezoGels)
comprised
of
polymers,
ceramic
oxides
and
supramolecular
materials
used
for
energy
harvesting,
sensing
wound
dressing.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(35)
Published: June 22, 2024
Bioelectricity
provides
electrostimulation
to
regulate
cell/tissue
behaviors
and
functions.
In
the
human
body,
bioelectricity
can
be
generated
in
electromechanically
responsive
tissues
organs,
as
well
biomolecular
building
blocks
that
exhibit
piezoelectricity,
with
a
phenomenon
known
piezoelectric
effect.
Inspired
by
natural
bio-piezoelectric
phenomenon,
efforts
have
been
devoted
exploiting
high-performance
synthetic
biomaterials,
including
molecular
materials,
polymeric
ceramic
composite
materials.
Notably,
biomaterials
polarize
under
mechanical
strain
generate
electrical
potentials,
which
used
fabricate
electronic
devices.
Herein,
review
article
is
proposed
summarize
design
research
progress
of
devices
toward
bionanotechnology.
First,
functions
regulating
electrophysiological
activity
from
cellular
tissue
level
are
introduced.
Next,
recent
advances
structure-property
relationship
various
provided
detail.
following
part,
applications
engineering,
drug
delivery,
biosensing,
energy
harvesting,
catalysis
systematically
classified
discussed.
Finally,
challenges
future
prospects
presented.
It
believed
this
will
provide
inspiration
for
development
innovative
fields
biomedicine
nanotechnology.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(5), P. 2643 - 2692
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
discusses
the
structures
and
engineering
strategies
of
nanocatalysts,
highlighting
their
underlying
mechanisms
applications
in
cancer
immunotherapy.
Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35, P. 346 - 361
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
The
impaired
differentiation
ability
of
resident
cells
and
disordered
immune
microenvironment
in
periodontitis
pose
a
huge
challenge
for
bone
regeneration.
Herein,
we
construct
piezoelectric
hydrogel
to
rescue
the
osteogenic
capability
rebuild
regenerative
through
bioenergetic
activation.
Under
local
mechanical
stress,
generated
piezopotential
that
initiates
inflammatory
periodontal
ligament
stem
(PDLSCs)
via
modulating
energy
metabolism
promoting
adenosine
triphosphate
(ATP)
synthesis.
Moreover,
it
also
reshapes
an
anti-inflammatory
pro-regenerative
niche
switching
M1
macrophages
M2
phenotype.
synergy
tilapia
gelatin
stimulation
enhances
situ
regeneration
defects
rats.
These
findings
pave
new
pathway
treating
other
immune-related
stimulation-enabled
modulation
immunomodulation.