This work reports the engineering of the magnetic properties of composites based on acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) by the inclusion of different magnetic nanoparticles (MNP). ABS-based composites with different MNP, including permalloy, Fe3O4, CoFe2O4, Ni, and Co-carbon coated, with a 10 wt% content have been prepared and their morphological, electric, thermal, magnetic, and mechanical properties evaluat...
Smart multifunctional materials have been increasingly applied in different fields of knowledge. In particular, photoluminescent materials have been explored for displays, radiation detection, lamps or anti-counterfeiting applications, among others. This work reports the development of photoluminescent materials based on poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) polymer incorporating different contents (0, 5, 10, and 2...
Advances in the development and implementation of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) have demonstrated their potential for vibration control and damping, among others. To increase further the applicability of MREs, the present work reports on MREs with piezoresistive self-sensing characteristics by adding conductive fillers. Multifunctional MREs are thus reported based on the styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene...
Polymer-based magnetoelectric (ME) composites, composed of magnetostrictive and piezoelectric phases, in addition to exhibiting an effective coupling between the magnetic and electric orders of the matter, also offer important advantages for the Internet-of-Things, digitalization, and 4.0 revolution environments: light weight, flexibility, wearability, environmental friendliness, printability, and biocompatibil...
A multifunctional polymer-based composite has been designed based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) as polymer matrix and cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4, CFO) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as fillers, allowing to combine magnetic and electrical responses. The composites were prepared by solvent casting with a fixed 20 wt % concentration of CFO and varying the MWCNTs content between 0 and 3 wt %, allowing...
The biomedical area in the scope of tissue regeneration pursues the development of advanced materials that can target biomimetic approaches and, ideally, have an active role in the environment they are placed in. This active role can be related to or driven by morphological, mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimuli, among others. This work reports on the development of active biomaterials based on poly(3-hyd...