The Application of Nanogenerators and Piezoelectricity in Osteogenesis

Overview

Journal Sci Technol Adv Mater

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2020 Feb 1

PMID 32002085

Citations 19

Authors

Fu-Cheng Kao

Ping-Yeh Chiu

Tsung-Ting Tsai

Zong-Hong Lin

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Abstract

Bone is a complex organ possessing both physicomechanical and bioelectrochemical properties. In the view of Wolff's Law, bone can respond to mechanical loading and is subsequently reinforced in the areas of stress. Piezoelectricity is one of several mechanical responses of the bone matrix that allows osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteoprogenitors to react to changes in their environment. The present review details how osteocytes convert external mechanical stimuli into internal bioelectrical signals and the induction of intercellular cytokines from the standpoint of piezoelectricity. In addition, this review introduces piezoelectric and triboelectric materials used as self-powered electrical generators to promote osteogenic proliferation and differentiation due to their electromechanical properties, which could promote the development of promising applications in tissue engineering and bone regeneration.

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