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Electroactive hydrogel for force-to-electricity conversion: Emerging engineered frameworks for advanced

Chen Wang¹, Xiaoru Li¹, Qingchuan Zhang¹

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Material, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230027, China.

Biomaterials Advances

|May 7, 2026

Summary

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Electroactive hydrogels mimic tissue microenvironments, converting mechanical forces into electrical signals for regeneration. This review compares piezoelectric and piezoionic hydrogels for bio-interfacing and regenerative medicine applications.

Keywords:

Biomaterials Electroactive hydrogel Force-electric coupling Piezoelectric hydrogel Piezoionic hydrogel

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Regenerative Medicine
Bioelectronics

Background:

The tissue microenvironment provides biophysical cues crucial for cell behavior during regeneration.
Electroactive hydrogels act as scaffolds and mechanoelectrical transducers, converting mechanical stimuli into electrical signals.
This is particularly valuable for excitable tissues, modulating cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, and repair.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the roles of endogenous bioelectricity and bio-piezoelectricity in tissue development and regeneration.
To focus on piezoelectric and piezoionic hydrogels that mimic microenvironmental mechanoelectrical transduction.
To provide a comparative framework and discuss opportunities and challenges for these electroactive hydrogels.

Main Methods:

Outlined the roles of endogenous bioelectricity and bio-piezoelectricity in tissue regeneration.
Focused on two classes of electroactive hydrogels: piezoelectric and piezoionic.
Compared their operating principles, mechanical compatibility, signal characteristics, and biological windows.

Main Results:

Compared piezoelectric and piezoionic hydrogels based on distinct operating principles (strain-induced polarization vs. deformation-induced ion redistribution).
Highlighted their use as self-powered biointerfaces for sensing, stimulation, and regenerative modulation.
Provided a comparative framework of their output regime, force sensitivity, frequency response, impedance, conversion characteristics, degradability, and in vivo validation status.

Conclusions:

Electroactive hydrogels offer significant regenerative potential by mimicking microenvironmental mechanoelectrical transduction.
Further research is needed in material design, benchmarking, and translational potential for next-generation applications.
These materials provide mechanistic insight and design guidance for bio-interfacing and regenerative medicine.