MINI REVIEW article
Front. Chem.
Sec. Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvancing Biomedical Innovation Through Piezoelectric MaterialsView all articles
Piezoelectric Sterilization Techniques: From Innovations to Applications
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Microbiology, School of Life Science, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrakpore, Kolkata, India, Kolkata, India
- 2Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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Piezoelectric materials have emerged as promising non-thermal, chemical-free sterilization agents, offering clear advantages over traditional methods such as heat, UV, or disinfectants. Their antimicrobial activity arises from direct microbial membrane disruption and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation under mechanical stimuli like ultrasound or vibration. These approaches preserve material integrity, making them ideal for implants, wound dressings, and biofilm prevention. Recent advances focus on enhancing piezoelectricity via defect engineering, dopants, and band structure optimization to improve ROS production. This review highlights progress in piezoelectric materials as smart, sustainable antimicrobial platforms with broad biomedical and environmental applications.
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, Biofilm, piezoelectric materials, piezodynamic therapy, reactive oxygen species (ROS), Piezoelectric sterilization
Received: 20 Sep 2025; Accepted: 29 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Ghosh, Ullah, Sehar and Sarkar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Subhasis Sarkar, sarkarsubhasis1012@gmail.com
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