Preface

In the present era, self-powered technology and smart materials have paved the way for the design of several biomedical applications. Piezoelectric is a class of materials that could generate an electrical output on the application of strain or stress. Perovskite compositions are the best-known and the largest group of ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials. The book “Biomedical Applications of Perovskites: The Era of Bio-Piezoelectric Systems” focuses on the recent progress made in the area of piezoelectric systems and their applications. More specifically, this book focuses on various piezoelectric materials, device designs, and possible applications in the field of medical science. The future challenges and the roadmap for piezoelectric perovskite materials are discussed in this book. This book systematically explains the piezoelectric perovskite materials, starting from their introduction, their structure, synthesis techniques and their applications in the field of medical science, where the uses of piezoelectric perovskites have been discussed in different chapters.

This book explains the key devices, such as pacemakers, nanogenerators, etc, that are made up of perovskite materials. The biocompatibility of perovskite materials has also been discussed along with the cell response of these materials. This book also explains the applications of perovskite materials in bone regeneration and growth, bone replacement, tissue engineering, dental science, neurotrauma and neurodegenerative treatment and bionic prostheses in the form of various chapters. Herein, the issues that the biomedical industry is facing in terms of perovskite materials are also discussed. Thus, through this book, every possible application of the perovskite materials has been discussed.

This is a kind of unique book because in this book various experts of the related field have shared their expert opinion in the form of chapters. Each chapter is unique and provides insightful information so that researchers can innovate in a particular field and provide a better solution. Each chapter is a hot topic of research, and using the information in this book, one can pursue research for the development of new materials for the biomedical industry.

Editors would like to thank each of the authors for their valuable contributions to the book.