Progress in self-powered health monitoring and physiological function regulation devices.

Hu LI; Luming Zhao; Zhe LI; Fan NI; Zhuo Liu; Ruping Liu; Yubo Fan; Zhou LI

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Progress in self-powered health monitoring and physiological function regulation devices.

Author: Hu LI ¹ ; Luming ZHAO ² ; Zhe LI ² ; Fan NI ³ ; Zhuo LIU ¹ ; Ruping LIU ³ ; Yubo FAN ¹ ; Zhou LI ²
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1. School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
2. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China.
3. School of Printing and Packaging Engineering, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: health monitoring; nanogenerator; physiological function regulation; self-powered
MeSH: Electric Power Supplies; Electricity; Humans
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2019;35(12):2367-2385
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Nanogenerator (triboelectric nanogenerator and piezoelectric nanogenerator) has experienced a rapid development since it was proposed. This technique can covert various mechanical energies into electric energy, including human motion energy, wind energy, acoustic energy and ocean energy. The converted electricity can be used for health monitoring and physiological function regulation, such as pulse detection, bioelectrical stimulation and cardiac pacing. This review summarizes the structure, working mechanism, output performance of nanogenerator and its latest progress in circulatory system, nervous system, biological tissue, sleep and rescue system. Additionally, a further analysis was also made on the application challenge of nanogenerator in clinical treatment. In the future, nanogenerator is expected to be an auxiliary power source, or even to replace battery to power medical electronic device and realize the self-powered health monitoring and physiological function regulation of human body.