학술논문

Microprinting of Bioresorbable Piezoelectric Racemic Amino Acid Films with Aligned Grains for Power Generation and Implantable Devices
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS) Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS), 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on. :220-223 Dec, 2023
Subject
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Films
Voltage
Amino acids
Piezoelectric devices
Transient analysis
Power generation
Electrohydrodynamics
Piezoelectric Biomaterials
Racemic Amino Acid
Electrohydrodynamic Spray
Energy Harvesting
Tissue Engineering
Transient Bioelectronics
Medical Devices
Language
Abstract
In this study, we introduce a novel microprinting technique using the electrohydrodynamic spray method to fabricate piezoelectric racemic amino acid films. By applying an in-situ electric field, we achieved controlled manipulation of DL-alanine biomolecules, resulting in films with a uniform and dense nanocrystal distribution. The DL-alanine films exhibit a high effective piezoelectric constant of approximately 12.3 pm $\mathrm{V}^{-1}$, three times higher than those prepared by solution casting. We also successfully demonstrated their applications in sensors and power generation, where the piezoelectric devices produce an impressive open-circuit output voltage of about 10 V, ten times higher than the previously reported value. The as-fabricated DL-alanine films are naturally flexible, biocompatible, biosafe, and bioresorbable, making them promising for transient bioelectronics and implantable microdevices.