Ultralight Iontronic Triboelectric Mechanoreceptor with High Specific Outputs for Epidermal Electronics.

ABSTRACT: The pursuit to mimic skin exteroceptive ability has motivated the endeavors for epidermal artificial mechanoreceptors. Artificial mechanoreceptors are required to be highly sensitive to capture imperceptible skin deformations and preferably to be self-powered, breathable, lightweight and deformable to satisfy the prolonged wearing demands. It is still struggling to achieve these traits in single device, as it remains difficult to minimize device architecture without sacrificing the sensitivity or stability. In this article, we present an all-fiber iontronic triboelectric mechanoreceptor (ITM) to fully tackle these challenges, enabled by the high-output mechano-to-electrical energy conversion. The proposed ITM is ultralight, breathable and stretchable and is quite stable under various mecha

SUBMITTER: Wang HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8964870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature