Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 044(2025)

Unleashing the Potential of Electroactive Hybrid Biomaterials and Self-Powered Systems for Bone Therapeutics

Shichang Liu1, Farid Manshaii2, Jinmiao Chen3, Xinfei Wang2, Shaolei Wang2, Junyi Yin2, Ming Yang1、*, Xuxu Chen1、**, Xinhua Yin1、***, and Yunlei Zhou3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710018, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Department of Bioengineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, USA
  • 3Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311231, People’s Republic of China
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    The incidence of large bone defects caused by traumatic injury is increasing worldwide, and the tissue regeneration process requires a long recovery time due to limited self-healing capability. Endogenous bioelectrical phenomena have been well recognized as critical biophysical factors in bone remodeling and regeneration. Inspired by bioelectricity, electrical stimulation has been widely considered an external intervention to induce the osteogenic lineage of cells and enhance the synthesis of the extracellular matrix, thereby accelerating bone regeneration. With ongoing advances in biomaterials and energy-harvesting techniques, electroactive biomaterials and self-powered systems have been considered biomimetic approaches to ensure functional recovery by recapitulating the natural electrophysiological microenvironment of healthy bone tissue. In this review, we first introduce the role of bioelectricity and the endogenous electric field in bone tissue and summarize different techniques to electrically stimulate cells and tissue. Next, we highlight the latest progress in exploring electroactive hybrid biomaterials as well as self-powered systems such as triboelectric and piezoelectric-based nanogenerators and photovoltaic cell-based devices and their implementation in bone tissue engineering. Finally, we emphasize the significance of simulating the target tissue’s electrophysiological microenvironment and propose the opportunities and challenges faced by electroactive hybrid biomaterials and self-powered bioelectronics for bone repair strategies.

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    Shichang Liu, Farid Manshaii, Jinmiao Chen, Xinfei Wang, Shaolei Wang, Junyi Yin, Ming Yang, Xuxu Chen, Xinhua Yin, Yunlei Zhou. Unleashing the Potential of Electroactive Hybrid Biomaterials and Self-Powered Systems for Bone Therapeutics[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 044

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: Yang Ming (spine_ym@163.com), Chen Xuxu (firrain@126.com), Yin Xinhua (YIN700@outlook.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01536-9

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