Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a favorite polymer with excellent piezoelectric properties
due to its mechanical and thermal stability. This article provides an overview of recent …

The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …

The goal of this paper is to review current methods of energy harvesting, while focusing on
piezoelectric energy harvesting. The piezoelectric energy harvesting technique is based on …

With the increase of interest in the application of piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
in nanogenerators (NGs), sensors, and microdevices, the most efficient and suitable …

The piezoelectric effect has been widely observed in biological systems, and its applications
in biomedical field are emerging. Recent advances of wearable and implantable biomedical …

The need for precision positioning applications has enormously influenced the research and
development towards the growth of precision actuators. Over the years, piezoelectric …

Piezoelectric materials, with their unique ability for mechanical‐electrical energy conversion,
have been widely applied in important fields such as sensing, energy harvesting …

The need of self-powered sensors and self-sustainable micro-/nano-systems is increasing
for smart home applications. With the aid of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication …

Piezoelectric materials can directly transduce electrical and mechanical energy, making
them attractive for applications such as sensors, actuators and energy harvesting devices …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …