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Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review

In recent years, with the appearance of the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), there has been a wave of research on small energy harvesting devices and self-powered wearable electronics. Hydrogels—as conductive materials with excellent tensile properties—have been widely focused on by researchers,...

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Autores principales: Wang, Sheng-Ji, Jing, Xin, Mi, Hao-Yang, Chen, Zhuo, Zou, Jian, Liu, Zi-Hao, Feng, Pei-Yong, Liu, Yuejun, Zhang, Zhi, Shang, Yinghui
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9002585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35406325
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14071452
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author Wang, Sheng-Ji
Jing, Xin
Mi, Hao-Yang
Chen, Zhuo
Zou, Jian
Liu, Zi-Hao
Feng, Pei-Yong
Liu, Yuejun
Zhang, Zhi
Shang, Yinghui
author_facet Wang, Sheng-Ji
Jing, Xin
Mi, Hao-Yang
Chen, Zhuo
Zou, Jian
Liu, Zi-Hao
Feng, Pei-Yong
Liu, Yuejun
Zhang, Zhi
Shang, Yinghui
author_sort Wang, Sheng-Ji
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description In recent years, with the appearance of the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), there has been a wave of research on small energy harvesting devices and self-powered wearable electronics. Hydrogels—as conductive materials with excellent tensile properties—have been widely focused on by researchers, which encouraged the development of the hydrogel-based TENGs (H-TENGs) that use the hydrogel as an electrode. Due to the great feasibility of adjusting the conductivity and mechanical property as well as the microstructure of the hydrogels, many H-TENGs with excellent performance have emerged, some of which are capable of excellent outputting ability with an output voltage of 992 V, and self-healing performance which can spontaneously heal within 1 min without any external stimuli. Although there are numerous studies on H-TENGs with excellent performance, a comprehensive review paper that systematically correlates hydrogels’ properties to TENGs is still absent. Therefore, in this review, we aim to provide a panoramic overview of the working principle as well as the preparation strategies that significantly affect the properties of H-TENGs. We review hydrogel classification categories such as their network composition and their potential applications on sensing and energy harvesting, and in biomedical fields. Moreover, the challenges faced by the H-TENGs are also discussed, and relative future development of the H-TENGs are also provided to address them. The booming growth of H-TENGs not only broadens the applications of hydrogels into new areas, but also provides a novel alternative for the sustainable power sources.
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spelling pubmed-90025852022-04-13 Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review Wang, Sheng-Ji Jing, Xin Mi, Hao-Yang Chen, Zhuo Zou, Jian Liu, Zi-Hao Feng, Pei-Yong Liu, Yuejun Zhang, Zhi Shang, Yinghui Polymers (Basel) Review In recent years, with the appearance of the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), there has been a wave of research on small energy harvesting devices and self-powered wearable electronics. Hydrogels—as conductive materials with excellent tensile properties—have been widely focused on by researchers, which encouraged the development of the hydrogel-based TENGs (H-TENGs) that use the hydrogel as an electrode. Due to the great feasibility of adjusting the conductivity and mechanical property as well as the microstructure of the hydrogels, many H-TENGs with excellent performance have emerged, some of which are capable of excellent outputting ability with an output voltage of 992 V, and self-healing performance which can spontaneously heal within 1 min without any external stimuli. Although there are numerous studies on H-TENGs with excellent performance, a comprehensive review paper that systematically correlates hydrogels’ properties to TENGs is still absent. Therefore, in this review, we aim to provide a panoramic overview of the working principle as well as the preparation strategies that significantly affect the properties of H-TENGs. We review hydrogel classification categories such as their network composition and their potential applications on sensing and energy harvesting, and in biomedical fields. Moreover, the challenges faced by the H-TENGs are also discussed, and relative future development of the H-TENGs are also provided to address them. The booming growth of H-TENGs not only broadens the applications of hydrogels into new areas, but also provides a novel alternative for the sustainable power sources. MDPI 2022-04-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9002585/ /pubmed/35406325 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14071452 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Review
Wang, Sheng-Ji
Jing, Xin
Mi, Hao-Yang
Chen, Zhuo
Zou, Jian
Liu, Zi-Hao
Feng, Pei-Yong
Liu, Yuejun
Zhang, Zhi
Shang, Yinghui
Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title_full Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title_fullStr Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title_full_unstemmed Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title_short Development and Applications of Hydrogel-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Mini-Review
title_sort development and applications of hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerators: a mini-review
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9002585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35406325
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14071452
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