Triboelectric Effect Enabled Self-Powered, Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Opportunities for developing ASSURED and REASSURED devices

Navneet Soin, Sam Fishlock, CP Kelsey, Suzanne Smith

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Abstract

The use of rapid point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics in conjunction with physiological signal monitoring has seen tremendous progress in their availability and uptake, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, to truly overcome infrastructural and resource constraints, there is an urgent need for self-powered devices which can enable on-demand and/or continuous monitoring of patients. The past decade has seen the rapid rise of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) as the choice for high-efficiency energy harvesting for developing self-powered systems as well as for use as sensors. This review provides an overview of the current state of the art of such wearable sensors and end-to-end solutions for physiological and biomarker monitoring. We further discuss the current constraints and bottlenecks of these devices and systems and provide an outlook on the development of TENG-enabled PoC/monitoring devices that could eventually meet criteria formulated specifically for use in LMICs.
Original languageEnglish
Article number337
Pages (from-to)1-36
Number of pages36
JournalMicromachines
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 22 Mar 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by Ulster University, grant number GCRF 70279R.

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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Keywords

  • ASSURED devices
  • Energy harvesting
  • Point-of-care devices
  • REASSURED devices
  • Self-powered
  • Triboelectric nanogenerators

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