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Nanogenerator for Biomedical Applications
Author(s) -
Feng Hongqing,
Zhao Chaochao,
Tan Puchuan,
Liu Ruping,
Chen Xin,
Li Zhou
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201701298
Subject(s) - miniaturization , electronics , electronic systems , nanotechnology , energy harvesting , healthcare system , computer science , health care , systems engineering , electrical engineering , power (physics) , engineering , materials science , electronic engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , economic growth , economics
In the past 10 years, the development of nanogenerators (NG) has enabled different systems to operate without external power supply. NG have the ability to harvest the mechanical energies in different forms. Human body motions and activities can also serve as the energy source to drive NG and enable self‐powered healthcare system. In this review, a summary of several major actual applications of NG in the biomedical fields is made including the circulatory system, the neural system, cell modulation, microbe disinfection, and biodegradable electronics. Nevertheless, there are still many challenges for NG to be actually adopted in clinical applications, including the miniaturization, duration, encapsulation, and output performance. It is also very important to further combine the NG development more precisely with the medical principles. In future, NG can serve as highly promising complementary or even alternative power suppliers to traditional batteries for the healthcare electronics.