Biomedical applications of electrets: recent advance and future perspectives

X Zhang, J Zhao, P Xie, S Wang - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, electrical stimulation, as a non-pharmacological physical stimulus, has been
widely exploited in biomedical and clinical applications due to its ability to significantly …

Piezoionic mechanoreceptors: Force-induced current generation in hydrogels

Y Dobashi, D Yao, Y Petel, TN Nguyen, MS Sarwar… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The human somatosensory network relies on ionic currents to sense, transmit, and process
tactile information. We investigate hydrogels that similarly transduce pressure into ionic …

Fabrication of triboelectric polymer films via repeated rheological forging for ultrahigh surface charge density

Z Liu, Y Huang, Y Shi, X Tao, H He, F Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Triboelectric polymer with high charge density is the foundation to promote the wide range of
applications of triboelectric nanogenerators. This work develops a method to produce …

Bioinspired soft electroreceptors for artificial precontact somatosensation

ZH Guo, HL Wang, J Shao, Y Shao, L Jia, L Li, X Pu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Artificial haptic sensors form the basis of touch-based human-interfaced applications.
However, they are unable to respond to remote events before physical contact. Some …

Self-powered multifunction ionic skins based on gradient polyelectrolyte hydrogels

M Xia, N Pan, C Zhang, C Zhang, W Fan, Y Xia… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Human skin is the largest organ, and it can transform multiple external stimuli into the
biopotential signals by virtue of ions as information carriers. Ionic skins (i-skins) that can …

Non-faradaic junction sensing

Y Wang, K Jia, Z Suo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
A non-faradaic junction (NFJ) is a connection between an ionic conductor and an electronic
conductor in which no electrochemical reaction takes place. The junction behaves like a …

Highly Robust and Strain-Resilient Thin Film Conductors Featuring Brittle Materials

K Chen, L Zhang, K Wu, C Yang, R Wang, C Xu… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stretchable conductors with stable electrical conductivity under various deformations are
essential for wearable electronics, soft robots, and biointegrated devices. However, brittle …

Electret elastomer-based stretchable triboelectric nanogenerators with autonomously managed power supplies for self-charging systems

JX Liu, G Liu, ZH Guo, W Hu, C Zhang, X Pu - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stretchable power sources capable of accommodating large deformations are urgently
demanded for various stretchable and wearable electronics. In this work, we report a …

Electrospun Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Flexible Sensing Paper for Triboelectric Energy Harvesting and Dynamic Self‐Powered Tactile Perception

Z Niu, Q Wang, J Lu, Y Hu, J Huang, W Zhao, Y Liu… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The technical synergy between flexible sensing paper and triboelectric nanogenerator
(TENG) in the next stage of artificial intelligence Internet of Things engineering makes the …

Highly Durable Bidirectional Rotary Triboelectric Nanogenerator with a Self‐Lubricating Texture and Self‐Adapting Contact Synergy for Wearable Applications

X Zhang, M Liu, Z Zhang, H Min, C Wang, G Hu, T Yang… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sliding‐freestanding triboelectric nanogenerators (SF‐TENGs) are desirable for application
in wearable power sources; however, improving their durability is the primary challenge …