Local piezoelectric activity of single poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microfibers

Authors

Vitor Sencadas, University of WollongongFollow
Clarisse Ribeiro, University of Minho
A Heredia, University of Aveiro
I K. Bdikin, University of Aveiro
A L. Kholkin, University of Aveiro
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez, University of Minho

RIS ID

99241

Publication Details

Sencadas, V., Ribeiro, C., Heredia, A., Bdikin, I. K., Kholkin, A. L. & Lanceros-Méndez, S. (2012). Local piezoelectric activity of single poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microfibers. Applied Physics A: materials science and processing, 109 (1), 51-55.

Abstract

Local piezoelectric properties of the poly(L-lactic acid) individual electrospun fibers have been studied by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy. Piezoelectric response, polarization switching, and nanoscale patterning of the fibers have been demonstrated in this important biomaterial, thus opening interesting possibilities for tissue engineering and sensing/actuating applications.