Chapter 6b
Magnetoelectric Composites for Bionics Applications
Magnetoelectric Composites for Bionics Applications
Tian Zheng,
Yan Zong,
Zhilian Yue,
Gordon G. Wallace,
Michael J. Higgins,
Tian Zheng
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorYan Zong
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorZhilian Yue
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGordon G. Wallace
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Higgins
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorTian Zheng,
Yan Zong,
Zhilian Yue,
Gordon G. Wallace,
Michael J. Higgins,
Tian Zheng
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorYan Zong
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorZhilian Yue
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorGordon G. Wallace
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Higgins
University of Wollongong, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute/AIIM Facility, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, NSW 2522 Australia
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez,
Pedro Martins,
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez
Universidade do Minho, Centro de Física, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorPedro Martins
Universidade do Minho, Centro de Física, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, 4710-057 Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter provides an introduction to bionics and highlight the general attributes of polymer-based electrodes in this field. Magnetoelectric (ME) composites bring new and exciting opportunities, which include contactless or “wireless” electrical stimulation and related advances in dispersible, injectable nanoelectrodes. Piezoelectric polymers have been used for electrical stimulation of cells, namely, to promote their growth via mechanically driven stimulation. The chapter focuses on the role of the ferroelectric polymers, their biocompatibility, and biointeractions and explores the prospects of developing ME composites based on biopolymers such as cellulose, collagen, and DNA. It then discusses the ability to fabricate nanostructured and nanoscale ME composites and unprecedented capabilities in bionics through recent demonstration of using ME composite nanoparticles for stimulating the brain. The chapter highlights some of the enabling nanoscale characterization tools that are critical in understanding the ME interface and their interactions with proteins and living cells at the molecular level.
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