Piezoelectric, Triboelectric and Magnetoactive materials for Tissue Engineering

The usage of synthetic implants and tissue transplants is giving way to a tissue engineering technique that uses stimuli-responsive material scaffolds integrated with biological cells or molecules to rebuild tissues. To promote biological transport and tissue regeneration, this new paradigm necessitates scaffolds that balance short-term mechanical performance with numerous other characteristics, such as biocompatibility and biodegradability. Over the last decade, tremendous progress has been made in the field of tissue engineering. This chapter discusses the three types of stimuli-responsive materials used to construct designer tissue-engineering scaffolds: piezoelectric, triboelectric, and magnetoactive materials. It also goes into detail on the mechanical properties and tissue regeneration accomplished using designer scaffolds.