Abstract
In recent years, smart materials have piqued the interest of scientists and physicians in the biomedical community owing to their ability to modify their properties in response to an external stimulation or changes in their surroundings. Biocompatible piezoelectric materials are an interesting group of smart materials due to their ability to produce electrical charges without an external power source. Electric signals produced by piezoelectric scaffolds can renew and regenerate tissues through special pathways like that found in the extracellular matrix. This review summarizes the piezoelectric phenomenon, piezoelectric effects generated within biological tissues, piezoelectric biomaterials, and their applications in tissue engineering and their use as biosensors.
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Introduction
For many decades, a major focus of the research in biomaterial field has been concerned with designing biocompatible materials capable of interacting with the biological system—so-called bioactive materials (Enderle 2005). Nowadays, bio-smart materials which are able to respond to external triggers and mimicking the natural biological tissue have attracted remarkable attention (Binyamin et al. 2006, Höcker and Klee 1996). Bio-smart materials (also called reactive, responsive materials or intelligent functional materials) (Ebara et al. 2014) designate a special quality in which the material plays an active role with the “smartness” determined by its inherent ability to sense, diagnose, and respond to outside stimuli (Roy et al. 2010; Gao et al. 2020). However, if an external mechanical stress is applied, the basic structural arrangement deforms, producing a net dipole, i.e., the separation of the molecule’s positive and negative centers. As a result, the electrons within the material re-equilibrate and fixed charges emerge on opposing surfaces of the material with the material becoming electrically polarized (Starr and Wang 2015).
Piezoelectric materials and their characteristic parameters
Piezoelectrics are officially defined as a category of dielectric materials that can be polarized under the influence of an electric field and also mechanical stress (Dineva et al. 2014; Ye 2008). Piezoelectricity is a linear electromechanical interaction between the electrical and the mechanical states. The piezoelectric coefficient d is the constant for such a linearly proportional relation. Piezoelectric coefficient d is a third-rank tensor coupling the first rank tensor (electric displacement or field) and the second rank tensor (stress or strain). Therefore, the piezoelectric equations may be written in the form
where Dk is the electric displacement (C/m2), and Tij is the stress component (N/m2). Sij is the strain component, Ei is the electric field component (V/m), and dkij or dkij* is the component of the piezoelectric charge or strain constant, (i, j, k = 1, 2, 3).
From the above tensor description of the coupled strain charge relations, we place our focus on the following useful parameters when evaluating the performance of piezoelectric materials.
(i) Piezoelectric coefficient (dxy), which represents the charge generated per unit of applied force or the deflection per unit of electrical voltage applied (Tichý et al. 2010). Due to its intrinsic vectorial nature, the piezoelectric coefficient is usually written as dxy, with x and y indicating the direction of the electric field and stress or strain, respectively (Soin et al. 2016). In the literature, the longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (d33), the transverse piezoelectric coefficient (d31), and the tangential piezoelectric coefficient (d15) are commonly reported (Miao and Li 2015).
(ii) The electromechanical coupling coefficient (K), which represents the ratio of electrical and mechanical energies associated with carrying out the piezoelectric transformation (Eq. 3):
(iii) Mechanical quality factor: The mechanical Qm is the ratio of the reactance to the resistance in the series equivalent circuit representing the piezoelectric resonator, which is related to the sharpness of the resonance frequency (Li 2020; Kim 2013). The mechanical Qm can be calculated using the equation:
where f r is the resonance frequency, and f1 and f2 are frequencies at 3 dB of the maximum admittance.
These extraordinary characteristics are exhibited by only a few dielectric materials and indeed piezoelectric materials can be classified into four general classes: crystals, piezoelectric polymers, piezoelectric composites, piezoelectric ceramics (Fig. 3).
Piezoelectric crystals
Crystals are defined as a form of matter in which the atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in a highly ordered three-dimensional lattice (Guinier 1994). Twenty-one of the 32 crystal classes are non-centrosymmetric, meaning they lack a center of symmetry and can consequently show piezoelectric effects (Wang and Liu 2012). Crystals were the first substance used in the early piezoelectricity research; Rochelle salt crystal was originally produced in 1655 (Cross and Newnham 1987), but it was Valasek who established its ferroelectricity and consequent piezoelectric nature demonstrating a substantial piezoelectric effect (Zhang et al. 2018). The piezoelectric effect was later identified and measured in crystals of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) in the early 1940s (Mason 1946). The ADP crystals were then utilized in high-power acoustic transducers (Zhang et al. 2018).
Perfect crystals featuring a regularly and consistently arranged single asymmetric unit such as SiO2, LiTaO3, LiNbO3, and La3Ga5SiO14 yield a stable and consistent piezoelectric effect (Gonzalez 2016). However, less regularly arranged crystal structures known as polycrystals, such as BaTiO3, Pb[Zr.Ti]O3, and PbTiO3, yield a diverse piezoelectric response (Kholkin et al. 2008). Due to this reason, highly regular artificial crystals have an advantage over their naturally sourced equivalents (Uchino 2017) and due to this reason nearly all modern piezoelectric devices now are made from artificial crystals—with artificial quartz crystals being the most commonly employed (Saigusa2017; Tanaka 1982).
Piezoelectric polymers (piezopolymers)
Polymers are a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, that are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers (Tauer 2007). Piezoelectric polymers represent attractive biomaterials because of the low dielectric constant, great mechanical flexibility, light weight, and simplicity of manufacturing (Thuau et al. 2016, Sappati and Bhadra 2018). The industrial processing parameters of such piezopolymers can be adjusted to achieve a desired level of electromechanical coupling efficiency and optical transparency (Dong et al. 2020). Most piezoelectric polymers are biocompatible and exhibit little to no toxicity (Maiti et al. 2019) while some are also biodegradable (Curry et al. 2018). These advantages make these polymers auspicious candidates for the manufacturing of medical devices (Xu et al. 2021b). Examples of piezoelectric polymers used in industry and research include polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, poly-l-lactic acid, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, and odd-numbered nylon (e.g., nylon-11) (Murayama and Obara 1983; Xu et al. 2021a).
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), one of the most famous piezoelectric polymers, was discovered by Japanese scientists in 1969 (Fukada 2000). PVDF piezoelectric film exhibits strong piezoelectric properties (Broadhurst et al. 1978) and due to this reason piezoelectric PVDF film has evolved into a standard type of piezoelectric sensing material with exceptional performance (Hu et al. 2018). PVDF film possesses low acoustic impedance, high piezoelectric constant, high dielectric strength, and spectacular mechanical characteristics (Sappati and Bhadra 2018). PVDF piezoelectric film sensors have a wide range of applications in biosensors and other domains (Shang et al. 2019). The piezoelectric effect also has been demonstrated in some biopolymers such as cellulose, collagen, chitosan, and chitin (Richter et al. 2008, Poillot et al. 2021). Typically piezoelectric polymers exhibit a low piezoelectric coefficient leading to lower charge generation (Maiti et al. 2019).
Piezoelectric composites (piezocomposites/piezonanocomposites)
To overcome the observed problem of piezopolymers exhibiting low piezoelectric coefficients, they can be combined with high piezoelectric coefficient inorganic materials to form piezocomposites, also called piezonanocomposites (Kapat et al. 2020). Piezoelectric composites have improved piezoelectric characteristics in comparison to non-composite piezopolymers (Akdogan et al. 2005). Piezoelectric composites, as compared to individual piezoelectric constituents, can overcome the temperature boundaries of piezopolymers and the inherent brittleness of inorganic bio-piezomaterials while also allowing for large-area fabrication (Xu et al. 2021b).
Tang et al. prepared a novel bio-piezoelectric composite to be used as bone cement by incorporating barium titanate (BaTiO3 [BT]) particles into the biocompatible polymer polymethyl methacrylate (Tang et al. 2020). Results showed that BaTiO3 [BT] particles improved the osteoinductivity of the cement. A piezoelectric coefficient comparable with that of human bones was obtained with low BT content cement by adding graphene which increases the conductivity and dielectric constant. Such types of bio-piezoelectric composite promoted cell proliferation with the cell count increased with increasing the piezoelectric coefficient.
Lee et al. fabricated a piezoelectric composite from the conventional piezoelectric polymers polyvinylidene fluoride and silk fibroin by using an electrospinning technique (Lee et al. 2021). The fabricated composites were shown to be effective in producing a bio-piezoelectric field as they can keep piezoelectricity while overcoming inefficient physical properties associated with a pure PVDF electrospun mat.
Silva et al. studied the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of collagen-hydroxyapatite composites (Silva et al. 2002). The results revealed that the collagen composites incorporated with nanocrystalline HA presented an improved result (d14 = 0.040 pC/N) compared to the composites with the commercial HA (d14 = 0.012 pC/N).
Piezoelectric ceramics (piezoceramics)
A ceramic is an inorganic non-metallic solid made up of either metal or non-metal compounds that have been shaped and then hardened by heating to high temperatures (Nandhini et al. 2021). Many piezoceramics materials with high piezoelectric coefficient are available (Panda and Sahoo 2015). The first of these that we will discuss is barium titanate (BaTiO3) which was the first piezoelectric ceramic discovered (Vijatović et al. 2008b) and has been found suitable for many applications due to its exceptional piezoelectric and dielectric properties. It can be prepared using several methods depending on the desired application (Aaron et al. 2004, Vijatović et al. 2008a).
Another common piezoceramic, boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT), possesses a high piezoelectric response and has been recently utilized for PC12 neuronal-like cell stimulation as nanotransducer causing improved neurite outgrowth (Ciofani et al. 2011). Zinc oxide (ZnO), a piezoelectric and semiconducting oxide, has become one of the most important materials in nanotechnology (Wang et al. 2004; Wang et al. 2009). It has been utilized in a number of ceramic nanostructures such as nanowires, nanobelts, nanorings, nanosprings, or nanobows (Wang and Song 2006, Nour et al. 2017).
Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) has a very high piezoelectric constant (200–350) pC/N (Gross et al. 2003). Nanostructured PZT in the form of nanoribbons or nanowire form has been developed and applied in the construction of biomedical and energy harvesting devices (Qi and McAlpine 2010). A lot of methods have been developed to prepare PZT ceramics, such as sol–gel techniques (Jacob et al. 2003), the conventional mixed oxides (Xue et al. 1999a), chemical coprecipitation (Goel and Yadav 2005), and mechanochemical synthesis (Xue et al. 1999b) (Branković et al. 2003). However, PZT ceramics have limited applications in tissue engineering because of their cytotoxicity. As a result, lead-free piezoceramics have been developed to lower concerns about toxic environmental exposure from lead (Bell and Deubzer 2018). Lithium sodium potassium niobate (LNKN) and potassium sodium niobate (KNN) are examples recently developed to lower the toxicity of piezoceramics (Rödel et al. 2009). Figure 3 represents piezoelectric charge constants of some piezoelectric biomaterials.
Piezoelectricity within human body (Table 1)
In biological systems, there is much growing evidence to suggest that surface charges and electrostatic interactions play significant roles in regulating the functions of cells and their individual components (Honig and Nicholls 1995), such as in ion channels (Finazzi et al. 2015), cardiac and muscular contraction (Iwazumi and Noble 1989), protein folding (Makhatadze 2017), charged biomolecule interaction (Leung et al. 2009), and pH-dependent processes (Genet et al. 2000). Similarly, the piezoelectric effect’s electrostatic charges are thought to contribute in cell-extracellular matrix connections, connective tissue healing during rehabilitation, and mineralization and remodeling of calcified tissues (da Costa Reis and Oliveira 2020; Cerrolaza et al. 2017). Figure 4 describes some biological piezoelectric materials.
Phenomenon such as piezoelectricity arise from the fact that the charge distribution of materials can be asymmetrically induced. At various levels of organization, many, if not all, biological materials possess a spiral/helical form (macromolecules, tissues, etc.). Because spirals/helices lack a center of symmetry, the majority of biological matter, such as wood and bone, has piezoelectric capabilities (Wojnar 2012) in combination with the material’s electromechanical coupling (Jiang et al. 2003). The nervous system, voltage-controlled muscular action, and ion transporters all display piezoelectric properties due to this mechanocoupling linkage (Bystrov et al. 2012). In 1940, Martin measured electric potentials from a bundle of wool crushed by two metal plates, and in doing so he reported the first piezoelectric phenomena in biological tissues (Martin 1941). Keratin, in the shape of an alpha-helix, is the major component of hair, horns, and wool. The highly ordered structure of keratin and the inherent polarization of its component alpha-helices (maintained by hydrogen bonds between the hydrogen in the amine group and the oxygen in the carbonyl group) are known to be responsible for the tissue’s piezoelectricity (Telega and Wojnar2002).
Bone as a piezoelectric material
Bones are made up of two different types of tissue, compact (cortical) bone which constitutes the compact, robust, and hard outer bone layer and accounts for around 80% of adult bone mass(Clarke 2008) and cancellous (spongy or trabecular) bone which exists as a network of trabeculae or rod-like structures often visualized as a spongy meshwork existing at the interior of the bone (Singh 1978). Bones are not static tissues and they must be maintained, remodeled, and reshaped on a regular basis (General 2004). This procedure involves three different cell types:
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Osteoblasts: Cells responsible for generating new bones and repair (Tanaka et al. 2005)
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Osteocytes: Inactive osteoblasts important for communication inside bone (Bellido 2014)
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Osteoclasts: Osteoclasts assist in remodeling damaged bones and the creation of channels for nerves and blood vessels to pass through. They produce enzymes and acids to breakdown and digest minerals in bone. This is referred to as resorption (Tanaka et al. 2005).
In 1867, Davis proposed a scientific law stating that soft tissues (e.g., ligaments, tendons, and fascia) heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed (Davis 1867). In 1892, Wolff proposed a similar law in relation to bone transformation (now known as Wolff’s Law) (Wolff 1892) which can be paraphrased as follows:
When healthy human bones are exposed to a shift in mechanical stress over time, they progressively remodel to become stronger and denser to resist the greater loading, or weaker and less dense in response to decreased loading.
In other words, if loads and stress are applied to the bones, the body responds by building up more bone to withstand the force being applied (Frost 1994, Frost 2001). According to the law, there is a strong association between bone density and physical activity. Taken together, Wolf’s and Davis’s laws have created a conundrum for scientists trying to determine how osteocytes and osteoblasts detect and respond to mechanical strain.
In 1957,Yasuda and Fukada reported the presence of a piezoelectric phenomenon in bones (Fukada and Yasuda 1957). In 1960, the role of collagen as piezoelectric polymer in the modeling process was discovered (Ahn and Grodzinsky 2009). Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body (Halperin et al. 2004). As one of the major building blocks of tissues, it is essential for the normal functioning of the tendon, ligament, bone, cartilage, skin, the heart, and blood vessels. The triple helix is a three-helical spiral form found in collagen molecules. In 1964, Fukada and Yasuda also observed the direct and converse piezoelectric effects in the tendon of horse and ox, which consists of collagen fibers (Fukada and Yasuda 1964). The study attributed the effect to the displacement and polarization of hydrogen bonds present in the polypeptide chains in collagen crystals.
Bone is a composite consisting of about 19 wt% collagen and about 70 wt% hydroxyapatite [HA] and about11 wt% cells, water, and other materials (Kamel et al. 2015b; Zhou and Lee 2011). The major cause of piezoelectricity in living bone has been suggested as being due to the collagen molecule’s non-centrosymmetry (Khare et al. 2020). Collagen fibers experience numerous types of motions during physical activities such as walking, stretching, and climbing, and as a result, bone is subjected to stresses such as compression and tension and in response to such stressors, piezoelectric collagen develops charges (Senior 2010). The direction of mechanical stress or bone deformation determines the polarity of these electrical charges. Negative and positive charges are generated through compression and tension respectively. According to Halperin et al. (2004), the piezoelectric strain coefficient in human tibia varies between 7.7 and 8.7 pC/N. The lack of significant dispersion in piezoelectric strain coefficients suggests that the piezoelectric characteristic is consistent throughout the bone (Magnusson et al. 2001). When collagen molecules are stressed, charge carriers with and surrounding the molecule travel from the interior to the surface generating an electric potential in the bone (Ahn and Grodzinsky 2009, Ferreira et al. 2009). Because of the production of electrical dipoles, this impact attracts bone-building cells known as osteoblasts (Vásquez Sancho 2018). Minerals, principally calcium, are then deposited on the strained side of the bone and as a result of the piezoelectric action, bone density rises (deVet 2020).
Recent research has suggested that bone piezoelectricity is also linked to the piezoelectric characteristics of bone hydroxyapatite. For many years, it was assumed that hydroxyapatite could not be piezoelectric because it crystallizes in a centrosymmetric space group in the hexagonal system. However, computer investigations revealed that hydroxyapatite lacks an inversion center, which would indicate that the crystal is piezoelectric (Rajabi et al. 2015). Other research has indicated that thin films of hydroxyapatite have ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric properties and poled thick films (heat-treated) exhibit strong surface charges with a piezoelectric coefficient as high as that of collagen (Lang 2016).
Piezoelectric biomaterials
Piezoelectric biomaterials are essential in many biomedical applications with most sensor devices associated with the direct effect in contrary, while physical actuators are based on the converse effect (Ali et al. 2019). Piezoelectric materials are used in a wide range of detection-based applications such as detecting specific cancer biomarkers, DNA hybridization detection, determining drug effectiveness, and detection of the hepatitis C virus (Zec et al. 2014; Azhar et al. 2021).
Surface chemistry and topography are well recognized to influence protein adsorption and, as a result, cellular behavior (Anselme et al. 2010; Fadel et al. 2020b). The surface charge and wettability of the scaffolds control interactions at the material-cell interface (Fadel et al. 2020a) (Navarro et al. 2006). The shape of the scaffolds may be controlled using various manufacturing processes, and additional functionalization of the materials can be used to immobilize biochemical substances (Ravichandran et al. 2012). The topographical properties of piezoelectric materials, as well as their piezoelectric constants and ferroelectricity, can be modified to meet particular requirements (Chen et al. 2020a).
Piezoelectric biomaterial applications in tissue regeneration
A range of research has suggested that the electrical potential induced by piezoelectric polymers and ceramics can possibly stimulate the cellular response and bioactivity of hard tissue (Khare et al. 2020). Due to the fact that piezoelectric scaffolds can create electrical impulses in response to mechanical activity on the tissue around the implant, wound healing can be accelerated independently of the implantation zone (Ning et al. 2018).
Piezoelectric phenomena on non-union bone fracture healing
Bone fracture healing is a complicated process and requires the interaction of several factors, including the timely expression of reparative genes and migration and action of certain cells (Bostrom 1998). If these factors are interrupted, the repair process can be impaired and delayed resulting in imperfect (non-union) healing of the bone (Bostrom et al. 1995). Electrical stimulation can be used to aid fracture healing in the majority of instances with this technique being known as capacitive coupling (Abeed et al. 1998). In this method, two skin electrodes are inserted on either side of the broken bone, and a small current is sent between the electrodes by a low voltage battery. The current is not felt by the patient, but it has an impact on the bone cells (Piazzolla et al. 2015).
An ideal bone graft material for bone fractures must exhibit properties conducive to osteointegration, osteoconduction, and osteoinduction (KAMEL et al. 2015a) (Moore et al. 2001). Osteoinduction implies the ability of the material to stimulate stem cell differentiation towards the osteogenic lineage (Polini et al. 2011). Osteoinduction can result from either physical stimulation or the release of bioactive molecules or surface charge production (Lee and Shin 2007). The major benefit of the piezoelectric scaffold is that electrical potential can be created under the effect of mechanical stress without the need of electrodes (Zaszczynska et al. 2020). Karimi et al. (2019) prepared bone scaffold from the piezoelectric polymer poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and nano-hydroxyapatite for naproxen delivery (Karimi et al. 2019). PVDF has a complicated structure and may crystallize into five different crystalline phases: α, β, γ, δ, and ε. α, β, and γ are the most studied phases and in terms of desirable piezoelectric and pyroelectric qualities, the β phase is the most intensively studied (Jia et al. 2017). High amount of piezoelectric β phase in PVDF membranes has been obtained by annealing (Ruan et al. 2018) with studies revealing that the addition of nano-hydroxyapatite improves the scaffold mechanical properties yielding excellent cell viability especially at high extents of piezoelectric β phase.
Zang et al. (2014) fabricated a piezoelectric composite scaffold by freeze casting hydroxyapatite/barium titanate suspensions; the piezoelectric properties were investigated in addition to the morphologies and porosities (Zhang et al. 2014). Results of this study indicated that the porous HA/BT composite possessed a piezoelectric coefficient that was close to, if not higher than, that of native bone. Improvement of the piezoelectric coefficient d33 was effected by increasing the solid loading of the suspension and solidification velocity. According to the cytotoxicity assay on murine fibroblast cells, there were no evidences of cytotoxicity of these composites.
Liu et al. prepared composites from the biocompatible polymer polycaprolactone and barium titanate (BT) particles (Liu et al. 2019) and the effects of changing the BT concentration on the piezoelectric properties of the composite were studied. The composites displayed piezoelectric characteristic due to the presence of BT; in addition, the piezoelectric coefficient (d33) increased with increasing the BT content. This study also confirmed that these types of composite did not display cytotoxicity and were beneficial for cell adhesion.
The cytotoxic and piezoelectric characteristics of a porous lead-free piezoelectric ceramic for usage as a direct bone replacement were studied by Wang et al. (2009). Porous lithium, sodium, potassium, and niobate samples were fabricated by the Cold Isostatic Pressing (CIP) technique (Ani 2006). The ceramic’s influence on the attachment and proliferation of osteoblasts isolated from the skull of 1-day-old Sprague–Dawley rats was investigated and the results confirmed that the CIP preparation technique had positive effects on the attachment and proliferation of osteoblasts and that the niobate ceramic had the potential to be used as a piezoelectric bone scaffold (Wang et al. 2009).
A piezoelectric degradable electrospun poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) modified polydopamine (PDA) and graphene (rGO) scaffold was developed by Lai et al. (2021) to treat articular cartilage disorder. Results of the study indicated that extracellular matrix secretion can be facilitated by piezoelectricity induced by bending the scaffold with the piezoelectric properties of the scaffold controlling the cell differentiation and proliferation.
Piezoelectric biomaterials in dental applications
Montoya et al. developed a new type of dental resin composite using piezoelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles as multifunctional bioactive filler in order to offer antibacterial and remineralization effects (Montoya et al. 2021). The smart composite produces electric charges upon activation by the force of mastication (chewing). The produced electric charges were proportional to the concentration of the filler and this was also shown to be proportional to the ability to prevent biofilm formation.
Adaraev et al. synthesized piezoelectric polymer membrane from a vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer coated with a thin layer of copper for use as a wound dressing in surgical procedures involving the oral mucosa (Badaraev et al. 2020). The mechanical, wettability, antibacterial, and other physicochemical properties of these membranes were studied in addition to the in vivo study. Results indicated that this piezoelectric polymer membrane aided in oral mucosa regeneration and this process additionally acted as an antibacterial coating.
Piezoelectric biomaterials for cochlea implantation
The mammalian cochlea, which is a structure of the inner ear (Fig. 5), is an organ that converts incoming mechanical energy into electrical impulses in the auditory nerve fibers that terminate within it and, in actuality, it is the most sensitive and advanced acoustic sensor ever devised (Mukherjee et al. 2000). Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) originates from structural damage occurring to the auditory nerve and SNHL is the cause of more than 90% of deafness problems (Hopkins2015). The origin of SNHL may be due to genetic factors, exposure to loud noises, or aging (Hannaford et al. 2005). Cochlear implants are a type of hearing aid that has been created to help people with sensorineural hearing loss. The process of artificial electrical stimulation of auditory nerve fibers within the cochlea can be substantially simplified using a piezoelectric cochlear implant and research has been conducted to investigate their use in place of hair cells to create an artificial cochlear epithelium (Inaoka et al. 2011).
Jung et al. constructed a piezoelectric artificial cochlea (PAC) that is capable of interpreting incoming vibratory signals across the human hearing range without the need for additional power (Jung et al. 2015) with the human cochlea influencing the design, components, and operation of the PAC. The PAC was composed of a corona-poled piezoelectric thin film with a unique vibrating membrane. The frequency separation of the produced PAC was determined by measuring the vibration displacement of the membrane using a laser Doppler vibrometer to analyze the results. Mechanical vibratory behavior experiments showed that incoming signals could be separated into 13 different frequency bands based on their frequency range of 300 to 6000 Hz.
Piezoelectric biomaterials for nerve regeneration
Neurotrauma is a leading risk factor for mortality around the world and is a major public health problem (Rubiano et al. 2015) (Reilly 2007). A variety of biomaterials have shown promise in enhancing and/or repairing the function of damaged nervous system tissue (Chen et al. 2019). However, considerable obstacles remain in the way of full functional recovery of nervous system tissue, such as those concerned with delayed or partial tissue regeneration (Khaing et al. 2014). More recent approaches to designing the next generation of tissue engineering scaffolds for the nervous system have incorporated nanotechnology or, more specifically, nanoscale surface feature dimensions that mimic natural neural tissue, and to this point piezoelectric scaffolds, considered smart scaffolds, have shown great potential in the noninvasive treatment of neural tissue (Zaszczynska et al. 2020).
Seil and Webster studied the activity of astroglial cells on polyurethane-ZnO composites and the astroglial cell response was evaluated depending on cell adhesion and proliferation (Seil and Webster, 2008). Astrocyte adhesion was significantly reduced on ZnO NPs/[PU] composites compared to pure PU indicating that ZnO-PU composite scaffolds have the potential to facilitate nerve regeneration with greater efficiency than what is available today (Fig. 6).
A piezoelectric nanogenerating scaffold of zinc oxide was fabricated by Qian et al. (2020). The piezoelectric scaffold was shown to exhibit suitable physical and mechanical characteristics as well as biocompatibility. Results of the study suggested that the piezoelectric conduit accelerated the nerve conduction velocity and stimulated axonal remyelination, restoring motor function through promoting the recovery of end plate muscles. Furthermore, the piezoelectric nanogenerator scaffold created a microenvironment that is electrically conductive and biomimetic without causing any toxicity to functional organs.
Piezoelectric biosensors
A biosensor is an analytical device that measures chemical or biological reactions by producing signals proportionate to the concentration of the analyte in the reaction (Turner 2013). Biosensors can be divided into various groups, such as electrochemical, optical, and piezoelectric (Marco and Barceló 1996). In general, there are three components of a biosensor (Fig. 7) (Pohanka and Skládal 2008):
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Analyte—the investigation biological molecule that must be identified by the device
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Receptor—a biomolecule that recognizes a target molecule (the analyte)
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Transducer—a device for converting the recognition event into a measurable signal.
Biosensors are employed in applications such as drug discovery, disease monitoring, monitoring of disease-causing micro-organisms, and the detection of pollutants and markers which act as indicators of a disease in body fluids (e.g., sweat, blood, saliva, urine) (Schmid and Scheller 1989). As discussed within this review, piezoelectricity is highly suited to the fabrication of physical sensors and biosensors. It can easily record affinity interactions without requiring the use of any special reagents; however, the required loading sensitivity can often be in the range micrograms, due to the requirement to generate a noticeable change in oscillation frequency of the piezoelectric device (Pohanka 2018).
Piezoelectric biosensors for breast cancer detection
Investigation of early stages of breast cancer has been carried out using many diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, mammography, ultrasound, computerized tomography, and biopsy (Wang 2017a). Even so, these techniques still have some limitations like being expensive and time-consuming (Pereira et al. 2019) and therefore, it is critical to develop a high-sensitivity and quick detection technique.
Sensitive piezoelectric sensors constructed using receptor antibodies that specifically bind to human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) have been created by Loo et al. for use in breast cancer detection (Loo et al. 2011). A piezoelectric microcantilever sensor (PEM) was developed to detect HER2 biomarker levels present in human blood samples of patients with breast cancer. The anti-HER2 PEM biosensor was able to detect the naturally occurring and recombinant HER2 accurately at clinically relevant levels (> 2 ng/mL) affirming that the PEM biosensor is an effective tool for breast cancer detection.
A household usable device for early diagnosis and self-screening of breast cancer, based on quartz crystal microbalance biosensor, was introduced by Arif et al. (2015). The sensor worked using a saliva sample which represents a noninvasive routine to detect the ATP6AP1 auto-antibodies that appear during the early stages of breast cancer and as such the device may serve as alert to women instead of the regularized check-ups.
A PZT ceramic-based biosensor was developed by Ramirez et al. for the detection of cancer markers (Ramirez-Valles et al. 2020). The detection of the cancer biomarkers α-fetoprotein (AFP) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was carried out through monitoring a change in frequency. The biosensor showed high-sensitivity and fast detection with small sample. In addition, the results indicated that the ceramic piezoelectric biosensor could be used with various chemical interfaces with the possibility that the biosensor array could be expanded to different specificities for simultaneous detection of a range of analytes.
A piezoelectric finger (PEF) is a radiation-free, portable, and low-cost breast tumor detector capable of electrical tissue stiffness measurement (Xu et al. 2013). Measurement of tissue stiffness is achieved by simply placing a PEF on a tissue and inducing palpation type t (electronic palpation) but with much higher sensitivity and accuracy than is possible via other approaches (Xu et al. 2016). PEF has been successfully tested in vivo with better sensitivity than mammography and has been shown to be able to detect breast cancers in women with dense breasts that were undetectable via mammography (Xu et al. 2016). The UELS has licensed the technology and received FDA approval with the PEF breast cancer detector marketed under the trade name intelligent Breast Exam (iBE®) (Mango et al. 2022).
Piezoelectric biosensors for detection of viral infection
Under an alternating current (AC), a piezoelectric material shows mechanical oscillation. The frequency regulated by the AC voltage drops as the mass m grows owing to molecular interactions. For viral detection, mass response-type piezoelectric sensors are often utilized (Chen et al. 2020b). The global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has reinforced the need for fast and sensitive detection techniques for controlling the outbreak (Aloraini et al. 2021). The techniques (and their limitations) for virus detection using different virus sensors have been reviewed by Narita et al. (2021).
Kabir et al. developed a piezoelectric microcantilever antibody-based biosensor for detecting COVID-19 without the need for any prior processing (Kabir et al. 2021). When the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antigens adsorb on the top surface of the microcantilever, a surface tension is induced owing to the mass shift, resulting in observable tip deflection. Different forms and piezoelectric materials were evaluated to create a biosensor with optimal characteristics, and it was determined that a poly[vinylidene fluoride] (PVDF) biosensor in the shape of a holed punched form triangle represented the best outcome. As a result, COVID-19 may be detected quickly in clinical samples with varying virus loads using the extremely sensitive microcantilever biosensor.
Wang et al. also studied the dynamic electromechanical response of piezoelectric fiber-epoxy matrix composites as mass load sensors for COVID-19 detection (Wang et al. 2021). Although the preceding literature indicates great potential, the construction of a biosensor with optimum parameters for the detection of a specific virus with dependable accuracy remains a challenge for the future.
Conclusions
This review has summarized the piezoelectric effect phenomena exploring the piezoelectric properties of both non-biological and biological materials with particular attention to piezoelectric properties of bones and history and types of piezoelectric biomaterials and highlights their applications in tissue engineering and biosensors. Piezoelectrics are non-centrosymmetric materials that can behave like a mechano-electrical transducer. Piezoelectric materials represent the second major application of dielectric materials after semiconductors. They have many applications in the biomedical field and hold great potential as osteoinductive scaffolds in tissue regeneration. Electroactive scaffolds can create an electric field as a response of mechanical vibrations. They can also be tuned to create electric field properties of the original extracellular matrix to modulate the signaling pathways. Such approaches offer the potential for extending traditional techniques for inducing differentiation and proliferation of cells, such as through the incorporation of drugs or stimulating factors, which can be expensive and complicated.
In addition, piezoelectricity concepts are used widely in the manufacture of several devices such as sensors and actuators. The accuracy of detection and sensitivity by piezoelectric sensors is comparable with optical and electrochemical detectors. Apart from these real-time and label-free qualities, the fundamental advantage of piezoelectric biosensors is their flexibility. In comparison to other sensors, such as optical devices, this method is flexible and inexpensive. As seen in this review, piezoelectric-based biosensors can even be used in the detection of viral pathogens such as the virus responsible for COVID-19.
In summary, piezoelectric materials will be important for future progress in biomedical science and regenerative medicine, and therefore, attention must be paid to the future development of this group of self-controlling smart systems.
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Kamel, N.A. Bio-piezoelectricity: fundamentals and applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Biophys Rev 14, 717–733 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-022-00969-z
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