1. Proving the suitability of magnetoelectric stimuli for tissue engineering applications.
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Ribeiro, C., Correia, V., Martins, P., Gama, F.M., and Lanceros-Mendez, S.
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MAGNETOELECTRIC effect , *ELECTRIC stimulation , *TISSUE engineering , *TERFENOL-d , *POLYVINYLIDENE fluoride - Abstract
A novel approach for tissue engineering applications based on the use of magnetoelectric materials is presented. This work proves that magnetoelectric Terfenol-D/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) composites are able to provide mechanical and electrical stimuli to MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast cells and that those stimuli can be remotely triggered by an applied magnetic field. Cell proliferation is enhanced up to ≈25% when cells are cultured under mechanical (up to 110 ppm) and electrical stimulation (up to 0.115 mV), showing that magnetoelectric cell stimulation is a novel and suitable approach for tissue engineering allowing magnetic, mechanical and electrical stimuli. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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