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3 3D-printed self-energized energy storage device for biomedical applications

  • Minhaz Husain , Rupinder Singh and Bahadur Singh Pabla
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Abstract

In the past decade, a lot of work has been reported on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as an energy storage device (ESD), but hitherto little has been reported on self-energized ESD for biomedical applications. In this chapter, the piezoelectric qualities of β-phase PVDF are used as ESD because PVDF exists in a variety of crystalline phases, such as the alpha (α), beta (β), and gamma (γ) phases. Each of these stages has unique characteristics and uses. Due to its piezoelectric properties, which can aid in dissipating static charges, the phase of PVDF can be particularly intriguing in the context of ESD, as an example of how PVDF in the β-phase may be important for ESD. Piezoelectricity, or the ability to produce an electric charge in reaction to mechanical stress or deformation under compressive loading, is a property of PVDF in the β- phase. Numerous ESD applications, such as those involving piezoelectric sensors or actuators for ESD protection, can take advantage of this characteristic. The antistatic characteristics of composite materials containing PVDF-hydroxyapatite (HAp)-chitosan (CS) in the β-phase may be tailored. The finding suggests that the maximum β- phase was generated during a compressive load of 1,321 N on the PVDF-HAp-CS composite. The processing parameters for maximum generation of the β-phase of PVDF composite were 235 °C nozzle temperature, 60 mm/s printing speed, and 45° raster angle of fused filament fabrication process.

Abstract

In the past decade, a lot of work has been reported on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as an energy storage device (ESD), but hitherto little has been reported on self-energized ESD for biomedical applications. In this chapter, the piezoelectric qualities of β-phase PVDF are used as ESD because PVDF exists in a variety of crystalline phases, such as the alpha (α), beta (β), and gamma (γ) phases. Each of these stages has unique characteristics and uses. Due to its piezoelectric properties, which can aid in dissipating static charges, the phase of PVDF can be particularly intriguing in the context of ESD, as an example of how PVDF in the β-phase may be important for ESD. Piezoelectricity, or the ability to produce an electric charge in reaction to mechanical stress or deformation under compressive loading, is a property of PVDF in the β- phase. Numerous ESD applications, such as those involving piezoelectric sensors or actuators for ESD protection, can take advantage of this characteristic. The antistatic characteristics of composite materials containing PVDF-hydroxyapatite (HAp)-chitosan (CS) in the β-phase may be tailored. The finding suggests that the maximum β- phase was generated during a compressive load of 1,321 N on the PVDF-HAp-CS composite. The processing parameters for maximum generation of the β-phase of PVDF composite were 235 °C nozzle temperature, 60 mm/s printing speed, and 45° raster angle of fused filament fabrication process.

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