Nanogenerators for smart cities in the era of 5G and Internet of Things

X Zhao, H Askari, J Chen - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary 5G has taken off at a brisk speed over the years, bringing significant benefits to the
Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wireless sensor nodes. The launching of 5G technology …

Advances in triboelectric nanogenerator technology—Applications in self-powered sensors, Internet of things, biomedicine, and blue energy

D Jiang, M Lian, M Xu, Q Sun, BB Xu… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
With the need for artificial intelligence and distributed energy, to power all electronics and
sensors is becoming a major challenge. A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a …

Leveraging triboelectric nanogenerators for bioengineering

S Zhang, M Bick, X Xiao, G Chen, A Nashalian, J Chen - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are able to convert low-frequency biomechanical
motions into characteristically high-voltage and low-current electrical signals via a coupling …

Triboelectric nanogenerators for therapeutic electrical stimulation

G Conta, A Libanori, T Tat, G Chen… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current solutions developed for the purpose of in and on body (IOB) electrical stimulation
(ES) lack autonomous qualities necessary for comfortable, practical, and self‐dependent …

A review on real-time implantable and wearable health monitoring sensors based on triboelectric nanogenerator approach

AA Mathew, A Chandrasekhar, S Vivekanandan - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent developments in the promising technology, Triboelectric Nanogenerators
(TENGs) have brought numerous changes in the medical field. The amalgamation of …

Implantable energy‐harvesting devices

B Shi, Z Li, Y Fan - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable operation of implanted medical devices is essential for healthcare
applications. However, limited battery capacity is a key challenge for most implantable …

All-in-one self-powered flexible microsystems based on triboelectric nanogenerators

XS Zhang, M Han, B Kim, JF Bao, J Brugger, H Zhang - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Wearable electronics experienced a blooming prosperity in the past decade due to their
trend of miniaturization and smart functions integration, and the appealing intrinsic physical …

Triboelectric nanogenerator for healthcare and biomedical applications

G Khandelwal, NPMJ Raj, SJ Kim - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can convert various types of mechanical energy into
electricity via coupling of contact electrification and electrostatic induction. The wide range of …

Self‐powered intracellular drug delivery by a biomechanical energy‐driven triboelectric nanogenerator

Z Liu, J Nie, B Miao, J Li, Y Cui, S Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nondestructive, high‐efficiency, and on‐demand intracellular drug/biomacromolecule
delivery for therapeutic purposes remains a great challenge. Herein, a biomechanical …

Physiologically self‐regulated, fully implantable, battery‐free system for peripheral nerve restoration

F Jin, T Li, T Yuan, L Du, C Lai, Q Wu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐segment peripheral nerve injury (PNI) represents a global medical challenge,
leading to incomplete nerve tissue recovery and unsatisfactory functional reconstruction …