Effect of Piezoelectric BaTiO[sub.3] Filler on Mechanical and Magnetoelectric Properties of Zn[sub.0.25]Co[sub.0.75]Fe[sub.2]O[sub.4]/PVDF-TrFE Composites

Polymer-based multiferroics, combining magnetic and piezoelectric properties, are studied experimentally-from synthesis to multi-parameter characterization-in view of their prospects for fabricating biocompatible scaffolds. The main advantage of these systems is facile generation of mechanical defor...

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Published in:Polymers 2022-11, Vol.14 (22)
Main Authors: Sobolev, Kirill, Kolesnikova, Valeria, Omelyanchik, Alexander, Alekhina, Yulia, Antipova, Valentina, Makarova, Liudmila, Peddis, Davide, Raikher, Yuriy L, Levada, Katerina, Amirov, Abdulkarim, Rodionova, Valeria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Mechanical properties
Polyvinylidene fluoride
Stem cells
Zinc
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Summary:Polymer-based multiferroics, combining magnetic and piezoelectric properties, are studied experimentally-from synthesis to multi-parameter characterization-in view of their prospects for fabricating biocompatible scaffolds. The main advantage of these systems is facile generation of mechanical deformations and electric signals in response to external magnetic fields. Herein, we address the composites based on PVDF-TrFE polymer matrices filled with a combination of piezoelectric (BaTiO[sub.3,] BTO) and/or ferrimagnetic (Zn[sub.0.25]Co[sub.0.75]Fe[sub.2]O[sub.4], ZCFO) particles. It is shown that the presence of BTO micron-size particles favors stripe-type structuring of the ZCFO filler and enhances the magnetoelectric response of the sample up to 18.6 mV/(cm∙Oe). Besides that, the admixing of BTO particles is crucial because the mechanical properties of the composite filled with only ZCFO is much less efficient in transforming magnetic excitations into the mechanical and electric responses. Attention is focused on the local surfacial mechanical properties since those, to a great extent, determine the fate of stem cells cultivated on these surfaces. The nano-indentation tests are accomplished with the aid of scanning probe microscopy technique. With their proven suitable mechanical properties, a high level of magnetoelectric conversion and also biocompatibility, the composites of the considered type are enticing as the materials for multiferroic-based polymer scaffolds.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym14224807