Journal article
An electrospun PVDF-TrFe fiber sensor platform for biological applications
Sensors and actuators. A. Physical, v 222, pp 293-300
01 Feb 2015
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Abstract
Flexible, self-powered materials are in demand for a multitude of applications such as energy harvesting, robotic devices, and lab-on-a chip medical diagnostics. Electrospinning piezoelectric fluoropolymers into nanofibers can provide these functionalities in a facile method. PVDF-TrFe was electrospun in an aligned format and interfaced with a flexible plastic substrate in order to create a platform for voltage response characterization after small force cantilever deformations. Voltage peak signals were an average of +/- 0.4V, and this response did not change after platform sterilization. However, when placed in cell culture media, piezoelectric response was dampened. This platform can be used for measurement and analysis of electromechanical behavior in a variety of applications, including cellular-powered nanodevices. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- An electrospun PVDF-TrFe fiber sensor platform for biological applications
- Creators
- Laura T. Beringer - Drexel UniversityXin Xu - Drexel UniversityWan Shih - Drexel UniversityWei-Heng Shih - Drexel UniversityRaymond Habas - Temple UniversityCaroline L. Schauer - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Sensors and actuators. A. Physical, v 222, pp 293-300
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Drexel GAANN PHARMA R01GM078172; R01GM086377 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA COE ENGR fellowships
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000349573400034
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84921033587
- Other Identifier
- 991019167465404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
- Instruments & Instrumentation