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Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-powered Sensors

  • Rubab, Najaf (School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Woo (School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU))
  • Received : 2022.03.18
  • Accepted : 2022.03.31
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

Self-powered sensors play an important role in everyday life, and they cover a wide range of topics. These sensors are meant to measure the amount of relevant motion and transform the biomechanical activities into electrical signals using triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) since they are sensitive to external stimuli such as pressure, temperature, wetness, and motion. The present advancement of TENGs-based self-powered wearable, implantable, and patchable sensors for healthcare monitoring, human body motion, and medication delivery systems was carefully emphasized in this study. The use of TENG technology to generate electrical energy in real-time using self-powered sensors has been the topic of considerable research among various leading scholars. TENGs have been used in a variety of applications, including biomedical and healthcare physical sensors, wearable devices, biomedical, human-machine interface, chemical and environmental monitoring, smart traffic, smart cities, robotics, and fiber and fabric sensors, among others, as efficient mechanical-to-electric energy conversion technologies. In this evaluation, the progress accomplished by TENG in several areas is extensively reviewed. There will be a discussion on the future of self-powered sensors.

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This work was financially supported by Nano Material Technology Development Program (2020M3H4A1A03084600) and Basic Science Research Programs (2021R1A2C2010990) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

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