Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Apr 2023)

Current development of stretchable self-powered technology based on nanomaterials toward wearable biosensors in biomedical applications

  • Qianqian Wang,
  • Qianqian Wang,
  • Xu Sun,
  • Chen Liu,
  • Chen Liu,
  • Chunge Wang,
  • Wenjie Zhao,
  • Zehui Zhu,
  • Sainan Ma,
  • Sainan Ma,
  • Sheng Zhang,
  • Sheng Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1164805
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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In combination with the growing fields of artificial intelligence and Internet-of-things (IoT), the innovation direction of next-generation biosensing systems is toward intellectualization, miniaturization, and wireless portability. Enormous research efforts have been made in self-powered technology due to the gradual decline of traditional rigid and cumbersome power sources in comparison to wearable biosensing systems. Research progress on various stretchable self-powered strategies for wearable biosensors and integrated sensing systems has demonstrated their promising potential in practical biomedical applications. In this review, up-to-date research advances in energy harvesting strategies are discussed, together with a future outlook and remaining challenges, shedding light on the follow-up research priorities.

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