The following study was conducted by Scientists from Department of Textile and Clothing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Bandaranayake Mawatha, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Wolfson School of Mechanical Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering; Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. Study is published in iScience Journal – Cell Press Publishing as detailed below.
iScience Journal – Cell Press Publishing (2020)
Towards Truly Wearable Systems: Optimizing and Scaling Up Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Summary
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is an upcoming technology to harvest energy from ambient movements. A major focus herein is harvesting energy from human movements through wearable TENGs, which are constructed by integrating nanogenerators into clothing or accessories. Textile-based TENGs, which include fiber, yarn, and fabric-based TENG structures, account for the majority of wearable TENGs, with many designs and applications demonstrated recently. This calls for a comprehensive analysis of textile-based TENG technology, and how the state-of-the-art device optimization concepts can be deployed to construct them efficiently. Concurrently, how advanced engineering concepts and industrial manufacturing techniques, which are bound with fiber, yarn, and fabric-related developments, can be applied into the TENG context for their output enhancement is still under investigation. Herein, we fill this vital gap by analyzing the state-of-the-art developments, upcoming trends, output optimization strategies, scalability, and prospects of the textile-based TENG technology, presenting a textile engineering perspective.
Source:
iScience Journal – Cell Press Publishing
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30547-2
Citation:
Gunawardhana, K. R. S. D., N. D. Wanasekara, et al. (2020). “Towards Truly Wearable Systems: Optimizing and Scaling Up Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators.” iScience 23(8).
