The rising of fiber constructed piezo/triboelectric nanogenerators: from material selections, fabrication techniques to emerging applications

J Li, J Cai, J Yu, Z Li, B Ding - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piezo/triboelectric nanogenerators (PTNGs) have become the research frontier in many
cutting‐edge applications, which open up promising possibilities for broad prospects. Fiber …

Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

Bioinspired underwater adhesives

H Fan, JP Gong - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Underwater adhesives are in high demand in both commercial and industrial sectors.
Compared with adhesives used in dry (air) environments, adhesives used for wet or …

Materials-driven soft wearable bioelectronics for connected healthcare

S Gong, Y Lu, J Yin, A Levin, W Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …

Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications

C Cui, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Octopus-inspired adhesive skins for intelligent and rapidly switchable underwater adhesion

ST Frey, ABMT Haque, R Tutika, EV Krotz, C Lee… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The octopus couples controllable adhesives with intricately embedded sensing, processing,
and control to manipulate underwater objects. Current synthetic adhesive–based …

Hydrogels for underwater adhesion: adhesion mechanism, design strategies and applications

X Ma, X Zhou, J Ding, B Huang, P Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A hydrogel is a polymer material with a porous network structure, which allows the hydrogel
to swell rapidly underwater without dissolving. This unique property of hydrogels lays the …

Mucosa-interfacing electronics

K Nan, VR Feig, B Ying, JG Howarth, Z Kang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The surface mucosa that lines many of our organs houses myriad biometric signals and,
therefore, has great potential as a sensor–tissue interface for high-fidelity and long-term …

Leveraging triboelectric nanogenerators for bioengineering

S Zhang, M Bick, X **ao, G Chen, A Nashalian, J Chen - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are able to convert low-frequency biomechanical
motions into characteristically high-voltage and low-current electrical signals via a coupling …

Materials, devices, and systems of on‐skin electrodes for electrophysiological monitoring and human–machine interfaces

H Wu, G Yang, K Zhu, S Liu, W Guo, Z Jiang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
On‐skin electrodes function as an ideal platform for collecting high‐quality
electrophysiological (EP) signals due to their unique characteristics, such as stretchability …