The dream of human beings for long living has stimulated the rapid development of biomedical and healthcare equipment.However,conventional biomedical and healthcare devices have shortcomings such as short service life...The dream of human beings for long living has stimulated the rapid development of biomedical and healthcare equipment.However,conventional biomedical and healthcare devices have shortcomings such as short service life,large equipment size,and high potential safety hazards.Indeed,the power supply for conventional implantable device remains predominantly batteries.The emerging nanogenerators,which harvest micro/nanomechanical energy and thermal energy from human beings and convert into electrical energy,provide an ideal solution for self-powering of biomedical devices.The combination of nanogenerators and biomedicine has been accelerating the development of self-powered biomedical equipment.This article first introduces the operating principle of nanogenerators and then reviews the progress of nanogenerators in biomedical applications,including power supply,smart sensing,and effective treatment.Besides,the microbial disinfection and biodegradation performances of nanogenerators have been updated.Next,the protection devices have been discussed such as face mask with air filtering function together with real-time monitoring of human health from the respiration and heat emission.Besides,the nanogenerator devices have been categorized by the types of mechanical energy from human beings,such as the body movement,tissue and organ activities,energy from chemical reactions,and gravitational potential energy.Eventually,the challenges and future opportunities in the applications of nanogenerators are delivered in the conclusive remarks.展开更多
基金Chinesisch-Deutsche Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung,Grant/Award Number:GZ 1400European Regional Development Fund,Grant/Award Number:CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000853+10 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,Grant/Award Number:2019A1515110706National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2017YFB0405400National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:21975287,51802113,51802116,52022037,52071225Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,Grant/Award Numbers:ZR2018BEM015,ZR2018ZC1458,ZR2019BEM040Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province,Grant/Award Number:ts201712020Taishan Scholars Project Special Funds,Grant/Award Number:tsqn201812083Technological Leading Scholar of 10000 Talent Project,Grant/Award Number:W03020508Development Plan of Shandong Province,Grant/Award Number:2019GGX104019Project of“20 items of University”of Jinan,Grant/Award Number:2018GXRC031Scientific Research Development Plan of Shandong Higher Education Institutions,Grant/Award Number:J18KA316China University of Petroleum(East China)。
文摘The dream of human beings for long living has stimulated the rapid development of biomedical and healthcare equipment.However,conventional biomedical and healthcare devices have shortcomings such as short service life,large equipment size,and high potential safety hazards.Indeed,the power supply for conventional implantable device remains predominantly batteries.The emerging nanogenerators,which harvest micro/nanomechanical energy and thermal energy from human beings and convert into electrical energy,provide an ideal solution for self-powering of biomedical devices.The combination of nanogenerators and biomedicine has been accelerating the development of self-powered biomedical equipment.This article first introduces the operating principle of nanogenerators and then reviews the progress of nanogenerators in biomedical applications,including power supply,smart sensing,and effective treatment.Besides,the microbial disinfection and biodegradation performances of nanogenerators have been updated.Next,the protection devices have been discussed such as face mask with air filtering function together with real-time monitoring of human health from the respiration and heat emission.Besides,the nanogenerator devices have been categorized by the types of mechanical energy from human beings,such as the body movement,tissue and organ activities,energy from chemical reactions,and gravitational potential energy.Eventually,the challenges and future opportunities in the applications of nanogenerators are delivered in the conclusive remarks.
