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Cover Image, Volume 135, Issue 24
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.46437
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , cover (algebra) , computer science , wearable computer , wearable technology , focus (optics) , volume (thermodynamics) , citation , electricity , electronics , electrical engineering , world wide web , mechanical engineering , embedded system , engineering , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics , quantum mechanics
Polymer based nanogenerators (PNGs), capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity, can be successfully realized and used to directly power wearable electronics, sensors, and wireless transmitters. Polymers, which combine structural flexibility and ease of processing with large sensitive areas and simplicity in device design, are especially promising in this framework. In this review paper, Luana Persano, Zhong Lin Wang and colleagues highlight major advances in PNGs with a focus on material chemistries and geometrical features, operational principles, and device design strategies. The unique opportunities and challenges for the use of PNGs in real‐life applications are also presented and discussed. DOI: 10.1002/app.45674 .