Piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators: promising technologies for self-powered implantable biomedical devices

A Khan, R Joshi, MK Sharma, A Ganguly, P Parashar… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Implantable biomedical devices (IBDs) have garnered wide-scale attention in recent years
due to their enormous contribution to the biomedical sector. However, an uninterrupted and …

[HTML][HTML] Expedient secondary functions of flexible piezoelectrics for biomedical energy harvesting

Y Wang, M Hong, J Venezuela, T Liu, M Dargusch - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible piezoelectrics realise the conversion between mechanical movements and
electrical power by conformally attaching onto curvilinear surfaces, which are promising for …

Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion

Z Lai, J Xu, CR Bowen, S Zhou - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …

Enhanced piezoelectric and photocatalytic performance of flexible energy harvester based on CsZn0. 75Pb0. 25I3/CNC–PVDF composite nanofibers

M Venkatesan, WC Chen, CJ Cho… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of high-performance, bio-energy-harvesting and green energy production
materials remains a major objective. Perovskite quantum dots have been recently emerging …

Black phosphorous-based human-machine communication interface

JV Vaghasiya, CC Mayorga-Martinez, J Vyskočil… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Assistive technology involving auditory feedback is generally utilized by those who are
visually impaired or have speech and language difficulties. Therefore, here we concentrate …

Wearable and flexible electrodes in nanogenerators for energy harvesting, tactile sensors, and electronic textiles: novel materials, recent advances, and future …

R Bagherzadeh, S Abrishami, A Shirali… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are numerous drivers in the context of sustainable energy production from ambient
mechanical energy sources, such as body motions, due to the increasing world demand for …

Advancing personalized healthcare and entertainment: Progress in energy harvesting materials and techniques of self-powered wearable devices

P Bhatnagar, SH Zaferani, N Rafiefard… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of self-powered wearable devices has revolutionized health and wellness
monitoring by effortlessly integrating it into daily life. This article explores the recent …

Recent advances in polymer composites for flexible pressure sensors

WT Guo, XG Tang, Z Tang, QJ Sun - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pressure sensors show significant potential applications in health monitoring, bio-sensing,
electronic skin, and tactile perception. Consequently, tremendous research interest has …

From piezoelectric nanogenerator to non-invasive medical sensor: a review

Q Zhu, T Wu, N Wang - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) not only are able to harvest mechanical energy from
the ambient environment or body and convert mechanical signals into electricity but can also …

Flexible and stretchable bioelectronics

C Chitrakar, E Hedrick, L Adegoke, M Ecker - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medical science technology has improved tremendously over the decades with the invention
of robotic surgery, gene editing, immune therapy, etc. However, scientists are now …