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Lignin biopolymer based triboelectric nanogenerators

Author(s) -

Yukai Bao,

Ruoxing Wang,

Yunmei Lu,

Wenzhuo Wu

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

apl materials

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571

H-Index - 60

ISSN - 2166-532X

DOI - 10.1063/1.4984625

Subject(s) - triboelectric effect , biopolymer , materials science , environmentally friendly , nanotechnology , lignin , biocompatibility , energy harvesting , mechanical energy , power (physics) , polymer , composite material , ecology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , biology

Ongoing research in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) focuses on increasing power generation, but obstacles concerning economical and eco-friendly utilization of TENGs continue to prevail. Being the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, lignin offers a valuable opportunity for low-cost TENG applications in biomedical devices, benefitting from its biodegradability and biocompatibility. Here, we develop for the first time a lignin biopolymer based TENGs for harvesting mechanical energy in the environment, which shows great potential for self-powered biomedical devices among other applications and opens doors to new technologies that utilize otherwise wasted materials for economically feasible and ecologically friendly production of energy devices

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