Recent Progress of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Biomedical Sensors: From Design to Application

Overview

Journal Biosensors (Basel)

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2022 Sep 23

PMID 36140082

Authors

Fatemeh Rahimi Sardo

Arash Rayegani

Ali Matin Nazar

Mohammadali Balaghiinaloo

Mohammadhossein Saberian

Syed Agha Hassnain Mohsan

Mohammed H Alsharif

Ho-Shin Cho

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Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) have gained prominence in recent years, and their structural design is crucial for improvement of energy harvesting performance and sensing. Wearable biosensors can receive information about human health without the need for external charging, with energy instead provided by collection and storage modules that can be integrated into the biosensors. However, the failure to design suitable components for sensing remains a significant challenge associated with biomedical sensors. Therefore, design of TENG structures based on the human body is a considerable challenge, as biomedical sensors, such as implantable and wearable self-powered sensors, have recently advanced. Following a brief introduction of the fundamentals of triboelectric nanogenerators, we describe implantable and wearable self-powered sensors powered by triboelectric nanogenerators. Moreover, we examine the constraints limiting the practical uses of self-powered devices.

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