A review on wearable electrospun polymeric piezoelectric sensors and energy harvesters

S Mirjalali, A Mahdavi Varposhti… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, wearable sensors and energy harvesters have shown great potential for a
wide range of applications in personalized healthcare, robotics, and human–machine …

Biopolymer coatings for biomedical applications

AJ Nathanael, TH Oh - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biopolymer coatings exhibit outstanding potential in various biomedical applications, due to
their flexible functionalization. In this review, we have discussed the latest developments in …

Stretchable nanofibers of polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite to support piezoelectric response via mechanical elasticity

N Shehata, R Nair, R Boualayan, I Kandas… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Interest in piezoelectric nanocomposites has been vastly growing in the energy harvesting
field. They are applied in wearable electronics, mechanical actuators, and …

Stretchable conductive nanocomposites and their applications in wearable devices

C Park, MS Kim, HH Kim, SH Sunwoo, DJ Jung… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, highly conductive polymer nanocomposites, particularly soft polymer
nanocomposites, have received extensive attention as promising material candidates for …

Fully flexible and mechanically robust tactile sensors containing core–shell structured fibrous piezoelectric mat as sensitive layer

C Wei, H Zhou, B Zheng, H Zheng, Q Shu, H Du… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tactile sensors based on poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) are widely investigated, but their
flexibility and mechanical robustness are limited due to the poor elasticity of PVDF. Herein …

Piezoelectric fibers-based PVDF-ZnS-carbon nano onions as a flexible nanogenerator for energy harvesting and self-powered pressure sensing

Y Khazani, E Rafiee, A Samadi - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, an innovative piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) is fabricated by electrospun
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hybrid nanofiller comprised of zinc sulfide nanorods …

Recent progress on polyvinylidene difluoride-based nanocomposites: applications in energy harvesting and sensing

S Sharma, SS Mishra, R Kumar… - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Discovered in 2006, nanogenerators have attracted much attention as promising energy-
harvesting devices. They harness energy utilizing piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning

B Le, N Omran, AH Hassanin, I Kandas… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) nanofibers have been applied in producing
piezoelectric membranes for energy harvesting in wearable devices under strenuous …

PU/PVDF blend nanofiber film with enhanced mechanical and piezoelectric performance for development of stable nanogenerators

Z Bai, Z Yao, G Wu, K Liu, D Ye, Y Tao, S Xiao… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric films have good elasticity and microstructure stability, which are the basis of
the piezoelectric nanogenerator to adapt to various application scenarios and run stably for …

Progress in microtopography optimization of polymers-based pressure/strain sensors

S Sun, Z Wang, Y Wang - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the wide application of wearable electronic devices in daily life, research into flexible
electronics has become very attractive. Recently, various polymer-based sensors have …