A Hybrid Biofuel and Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Bioenergy Harvesting

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A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and a glucose fuel cell (GFC) were separately designed to harvest biomechanical energy from body motion and biochemical energy from glucose molecules.
A hybrid energy-harvesting system (HEHS) which consisted of TENG and GFC was developed successfully, and it can simultaneously harvest biomechanical energy and biochemical energy.

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Various types of energy exist everywhere around us, and these energies can be harvested from multiple sources to power micro-/nanoelectronic system and even personal electronic products. In this work, we proposed a hybrid energy-harvesting system (HEHS) for potential in vivo applications. The HEHS consisted of a triboelectric nanogenerator and a glucose fuel cell for simultaneously harvesting biomechanical energy and biochemical energy in simulated body fluid. These two energy-harvesting units can work individually as a single power source or work simultaneously as an integrated system. This design strengthened the flexibility of harvesting multiple energies and enhanced corresponding electric output. Compared with any individual device, the integrated HEHS outputs a superimposed current and has a faster charging rate. Using the harvested energy, HEHS can power a calculator or a green light-emitting diode pattern. Considering the widely existed biomechanical energy and glucose molecules in the body, the developed HEHS can be a promising candidate for building in vivo self-powered healthcare monitoring system.

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Ronan Hinchet, Hong-Joon Yoon, Hanjun Ryu … (2019)

A major challenge for implantable medical systems is the inclusion or reliable delivery of electrical power. We use ultrasound to deliver mechanical energy through skin and liquids and demonstrate a thin implantable vibrating triboelectric generator able to effectively harvest it. The ultrasound can induce micrometer-scale displacement of a polymer thin membrane to generate electrical energy through contact electrification. We recharge a lithium-ion battery at a rate of 166 microcoulombs per second in water. The voltage and current generated ex vivo by ultrasound energy transfer reached 2.4 volts and 156 microamps under porcine tissue. These findings show that a capacitive triboelectric electret is the first technology able to compete with piezoelectricity to harvest ultrasound in vivo and to power medical implants.

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A bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater sensing and energy harvesting

Yang Zou, Puchuan Tan, Bojing Shi … (2019)

Soft wearable electronics for underwater applications are of interest, but depend on the development of a waterproof, long-term sustainable power source. In this work, we report a bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater energy harvesting that mimics the structure of ion channels on the cytomembrane of electrocyte in an electric eel. Combining the effects of triboelectrification caused by flowing liquid and principles of electrostatic induction, the bionic stretchable nanogenerator can harvest mechanical energy from human motion underwater and output an open-circuit voltage over 10 V. Underwater applications of a bionic stretchable nanogenerator have also been demonstrated, such as human body multi-position motion monitoring and an undersea rescue system. The advantages of excellent flexibility, stretchability, outstanding tensile fatigue resistance (over 50,000 times) and underwater performance make the bionic stretchable nanogenerator a promising sustainable power source for the soft wearable electronics used underwater.

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Jiangxue Wang: wangjiangxue@buaa.edu.cn

Yubo Fan: yubofan@buaa.edu.cn

Zhou Li: zli@binn.cas.cn

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nanomicro Lett

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nanomicro Lett

Title: Nano-Micro Letters

Publisher: Springer Singapore (Singapore )

ISSN (Print): 2311-6706

ISSN (Electronic): 2150-5551

Publication date (Electronic): 14 February 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 14 February 2020

Publication date Collection: December 2020

Volume: 12

Electronic Location Identifier: 50

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[1 ]GRID grid.64939.31, ISNI 0000 0000 9999 1211, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Chinese Education Ministry, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, , Beihang University, ; Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China

[2 ]GRID grid.9227.e, ISNI 0000000119573309, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, , Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China

[3 ]GRID grid.410726.6, ISNI 0000 0004 1797 8419, School of Nanoscience and Technology, , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ; Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China

[4 ]GRID grid.411854.d, ISNI 0000 0001 0709 0000, School of Physical Education, , Jianghan University, ; Wuhan, 430056 People’s Republic of China

[5 ]GRID grid.256609.e, ISNI 0000 0001 2254 5798, Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, , Guangxi University, ; Nanning, 530004 People’s Republic of China

[6 ]GRID grid.482503.8, ISNI 0000 0004 5900 003X, Department of Radiopharmaceuticals Development, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, , National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, ; Chiba, 263-8555 Japan

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DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-0376-8

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Date received : 14 November 2019

Date accepted : 25 December 2019

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