Energy Harvesting Untethered Soft Electronic Devices

Kyun Kyu Kim; Joonhwa Choi; Seung Hwan Ko

doi:10.1002/adhm.202002286

Energy Harvesting Untethered Soft Electronic Devices

Adv Healthc Mater. 2021 Sep;10(17):e2002286. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202002286. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Authors

Kyun Kyu Kim¹, Joonhwa Choi¹, Seung Hwan Ko^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Applied Nano and Thermal Science Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Korea.
² Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
³ Institute of Engineering Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.

PMID: 33929767
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202002286

Abstract

Advances in wearable and stretchable electronic technologies have yielded a wide range of electronic devices that can be conformably worn by, or implanted in humans to measure physiological signals. Moreover, various cutting-edge technologies for battery-free electronic devices have led to advances in healthcare devices that can continuously measure long-term biosignals for advanced human-machine interface and clinical diagnostics. This report presents the recent progress in battery-less, wearable devices using a wide range of energy harvesting sources, such as electromagnetic energy, mechanical energy, and biofuels. Additionally, this report also discusses the principles and working mechanisms of near/far-field communications, triboelectric, thermoelectric, and biofuel technologies.

Keywords: battery-free devices; health care devices; human-machine interfaces.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Electric Power Supplies
Electronics
Humans
Prostheses and Implants
Wearable Electronic Devices*