Research of Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Powering and Monitoring Movements

Abstract

Precise tracking of physical activity and sleep habits is essential for evaluating people's health, particularly in relation to upholding a healthy lifestyle, identifying illnesses early, and providing medical care. A novel technique for gathering energy is the Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) characterized by high efficiency, low cost and low energy consumption, which is famous as a novel and efficient electric energy harvesting technology under different condition. This essay suggests a design that uses TENG technology to generate energy for wearable biosensor which can monitor the health condition. Subsequently, the advantages, usage and method of applications are introduced in this review. For example, TENG can be worn on different place on bodies like ankles, arms, feet, chests etc to get body system health condition monitored. Also, the essential material of the product is important. TENGs can deal with the inconvenient problem with independent energy generator using triboelectric textiles (TETs). Triboelectric textiles are synthetic materials which are thought as a unique source of energy that harvests energy from human motion. Finally, the essay suggests the working principle. Charge transfer occurs between the skin and the triboelectric textile. Electric charge transfer occurs between skin and triboelectric textiles due to the triboelectric effect.