Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators: from technological progress to commercial applications

D Choi, Y Lee, ZH Lin, S Cho, M Kim, CK Ao, S Soh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Serious climate changes and energy-related environmental problems are currently critical
issues in the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions and save our environment …

Flexible electronics and devices as human–machine interfaces for medical robotics

W Heng, S Solomon, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

Triboelectric nanogenerators as wearable power sources and self-powered sensors

X Pu, C Zhang, ZL Wang - National Science Review, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Smart wearable technologies are augmenting human bodies beyond our biological
capabilities in communication, healthcare and recreation. Energy supply and information …

Origami-inspired electret-based triboelectric generator for biomechanical and ocean wave energy harvesting

K Tao, H Yi, Y Yang, H Chang, J Wu, L Tang, Z Yang… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the critical issues for the conventional TENGs for applications in biomechanical and
blue energy harvesting is to develop adaptive, simple-structured, high performance but low …

Silver nanowire–bacterial cellulose composite fiber-based sensor for highly sensitive detection of pressure and proximity

F Guan, Y Xie, H Wu, Y Meng, Y Shi, M Gao, Z Zhang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fiber-based sensors are desirable to provide an immersive experience for users in the
human–computer interface. We report a hierarchically porous silver nanowire-bacterial …

A monolithically integrated in-textile wristband for wireless epidermal biosensing

X Ma, P Wang, L Huang, R Ding, K Zhou, Y Shi… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Textile bioelectronics that allow comfortable epidermal contact hold great promise in
noninvasive biosensing. However, their applications are limited mainly because of the large …

Triboelectric touch‐free screen sensor for noncontact gesture recognizing

Y Tang, H Zhou, X Sun, N Diao, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An intelligent human–machine interface (HMI) is a crucial medium for exchanging
information between people and electronics. As one of the most important HMI devices …

Design, manufacturing and applications of wearable triboelectric nanogenerators

H Wang, M Han, Y Song, H Zhang - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Amid the rapid flourishment of wearable electronics, the issue of power consumption has
become increasingly prominent. With an extremely simple and universal configuration …

Spider‐web and ant‐tentacle doubly bio‐inspired multifunctional self‐powered electronic skin with hierarchical nanostructure

O Yue, X Wang, X Liu, M Hou, M Zheng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For the practical applications of wearable electronic skin (e‐skin), the multifunctional, self‐
powered, biodegradable, biocompatible, and breathable materials are needed to be …

Bioinspired transparent and antibacterial electronic skin for sensitive tactile sensing

M Zhu, Y Wang, M Lou, J Yu, Z Li, B Ding - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Triboelectric electronic skin has attracted increasing attention in recent years by virtue of the
self-powered feature. Complex and harsh technologies are extensively used to create high …