Biologically Compatible Lead-Free Piezoelectric Composite for Acoustophoresis Based Particle Manipulation Techniques

This research paper is concentrated on the design of biologically compatible lead-free piezoelectric composites which may eventually replace traditional lead zirconium titanate (PZT) in micromechanical fluidics, the predominantly used ferroelectric material today. Thus, a lead-free barium-calcium zirconate titanate (BCZT) composite was synthesized, its crystalline structure and size, surface morphology, chemical, and piezoelectric properties were analyzed, together with the investigations done in variation of composite thin film thickness and its effect on the element properties. Four elements with different thicknesses of BCZT layers were fabricated and investigated in order to design a functional acoustophoresis micromechanical fluidic element, based on bulk acoustic generation for particle control technologies. Main methods used in this research were as follows: FTIR and XRD for evaluation of chemical and phase composition; SEM-for surface morphology; wettability measurements were used for surface free energy evaluation; a laser triangular sensing system-for evaluation of piezoelectric properties. XRD results allowed calculating the average crystallite size, which was 65.68 Å3 confirming the formation of BCZT nanoparticles. SEM micrographs results showed that BCZT thin films have some porosities on the surface with grain size ranging from 0.2 to 7.2 µm. Measurements of wettability showed that thin film surfaces are partially wetting and hydrophilic, with high degree of wettability and strong solid/liquid interactions for liquids. The critical surface tension was calculated in the range from 20.05 to 27.20 mN/m. Finally, investigations of piezoelectric properties showed significant results of lead-free piezoelectric composite, i.e., under 5 N force impulse thin films generated from 76 mV up to 782 mV voltages. Moreover, an experimental analysis showed that a designed lead-free BCZT element creates bulk acoustic waves and allows manipulating bio particles in this fluidic system.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) - 21(2021), 2 vom: 12. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Janusas, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Urbaite, Sigita [VerfasserIn]
Palevicius, Arvydas [VerfasserIn]
Nasiri, Sohrab [VerfasserIn]
Janusas, Giedrius [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

24GP945V5T
2P299V784P
BCZT
Barium
Biocompatible Materials
Bulk acoustic waves
C6V6S92N3C
Glycerol
Journal Article
Lead
Lead-free
Microchannel
Olive Oil
PDC6A3C0OX
Particle manipulation
Zirconium

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.02.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/s21020483

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32008745X