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Ionic liquid modified electroactive polymer-based microenvironments for tissue ...
Hermenegildo, B.; Meira, R. M.; Díez, A. G.; Correia, Daniela Maria Silva; Ribeiro, S.; Serra, J. P.; Ribeiro, Clarisse; Pérez-Álvarez, L.The combination of electroactive polymers and ionic liquids (ILs) has been gaining much attention for tissue engineering. Thus, this work reports on the development of oriented electrospun fibers and films based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) blended with the IL choline acetate ([Chol][Ac]). The inclusion of IL into the polymer matrix induces a decrease in ...
Solution processing of piezoelectric unconventional structures
Cardoso, V. F.; Costa, C. M.; Correia, Daniela Maria Silva; Carvalho, E. O.; Peřinka, N.; Martins, P. M.; Meira, R. M.; Marques-Almeida, T.Organic piezoelectric materials stand out compared to ceramic materials due to their lightweight, flexibility, chemical and mechanical resistance and are applied in an increasing number of applications, from sensors and actuators, energy harvesting and storage, biomedical to environmental areas. The present chapter focus on organic piezoelectric materials types as well as on the description of the processing an...
Ionic-liquid-based electroactive polymer composites for muscle tissue engineering
Meira, R. M.; Correia, Daniela M.; Ribeiro, Sylvie; Costa, Pedro; Gomes, Andreia C; Gama, F. M.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Ribeiro, ClarisseAs an electromechanically active tissue, muscle regeneration takes advantage of active scaffolds providing mechanoelectrical stimuli, providing a biomimetic microenvironment. In this context, this work reports on the preparation of ionic electroactive materials based on ionic liquids (ILs) and poly(vinilidene fluoride) (PVDF). IL/PVDF composites with 10, 20 and 40\% wt. of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [...