Recent progress on piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesters in biomedical systems

Q Zheng, B Shi, Z Li, ZL Wang - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices (IMDs) have become indispensable medical tools for improving
the quality of life and prolonging the patient's lifespan. The minimization and extension of …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters for biomedical applications

F Ali, W Raza, X Li, H Gul, KH Kim - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, implantable medical electronics (IMEs) have become essential for extending
patient's lives. Extending the lifespan of these devices has in turn become a main challenge …

Fully bioabsorbable natural‐materials‐based triboelectric nanogenerators

W Jiang, H Li, Z Liu, Z Li, J Tian, B Shi, Y Zou… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices provide an effective therapeutic approach for neurological and
cardiovascular diseases. With the development of transient electronics, a new power source …

In Vivo Self-Powered Wireless Cardiac Monitoring via Implantable Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Q Zheng, H Zhang, B Shi, X Xue, Z Liu, Y Jin, Y Ma… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Harvesting biomechanical energy in vivo is an important route in obtaining sustainable
electric energy for powering implantable medical devices. Here, we demonstrate an …

A review on piezoelectric materials and their applications

MC Sekhar, E Veena, NS Kumar… - Crystal Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials have the merits of fast response, speed, and high precision. These
materials have been widely investigated for functional device applications such as sensors …

Recent advances in nanogenerator‐driven self‐powered implantable biomedical devices

MA Parvez Mahmud, N Huda… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices (IMDs) have experienced a rapid progress in recent years to
the advancement of state‐of‐the‐art medical practices. However, the majority of this …

Triboelectric nanogenerators-based therapeutic electrical stimulation on skin: from fundamentals to advanced applications

W Wang, W Sun, Y Du, W Zhao, L Liu, Y Sun, D Kong… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Discovery of the amazing and vital therapeutic roles of electrical stimulation (ES) on skin has
sparked tremendous efforts to investigate ES suppliers. Among them, triboelectric …

Implantable devices: issues and challenges

K Bazaka, MV Jacob - Electronics, 2012 - mdpi.com
Ageing population and a multitude of neurological and cardiovascular illnesses that cannot
be mitigated by medication alone have resulted in a significant growth in the number of …

Powering the internet of things

H Jayakumar, K Lee, WS Lee, A Raha, Y Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
Various industry forecasts project that, by 2020, there will be around 50 billion devices
connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), helping to engineer new solutions to societal-scale …

Fully bioabsorbable capacitor as an energy storage unit for implantable medical electronics

H Li, C Zhao, X Wang, J Meng, Y Zou… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical electronic devices are usually powered by batteries or capacitors,
which have to be removed from the body after completing their function due to their non …