Recycling of diaper wastes for a triboelectric nanogenerator-based weather station.

Escalating concerns over waste management and the need for sustainable energy have prompted innovative solutions at the nexus of resource recycling and self-powered applications. This study presents a novel approach to recycling super-absorbing polymer (SAP) gels from waste diapers and discarded baking sheets to fabricate a diaper waste-based triboelectric nanogenerator (DW-TENG). The DW-TENG, resembling a maraca, demonstrated superior electrical performance with a voltage output of 110 V, a current of 9 μA, and a power of 259.

A Novel Mechano-Synthesized Zeolitic Tetrazolate Framework for a High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Self-Powered Selective Neurochemical Detection.

Designing a high-performing triboelectric novel material with eco-friendly, rapid, and cost-effective synthesis is the future of material research in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG). We report a mechanochemical ball mill synthesis of a zeolitic tetrazolate framework (ZTF-8) that is isostructural with the well-known zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8. ZTF-8 is extremely stable in water, 0.

Biomimicking hydrophobic leaf structure using soft lithography for fog harvesting, triboelectric nanogenerators as a self-powered rain sensor.

This study focused on the soft lithography technique of transferring the shape of a leaf's surface using a polymer film made by replicating the different patterns on the surfaces of four leaves. These films were used to collect fog water and to create TENGs for self-powered rain sensors. This research mainly focuses on analyzing the potential surface patterns of leaf films to improve fog water collection, enhancing the efficiency of TENGs, and looking at freshwater shortages in arid areas.

Self-Powered Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Security Applications.

Valuable jewels, documents, and files left in hotel rooms by guests can be stolen at any time by an unauthorized person. This could have a serious psychological and economic impact on the guests. The house/hotel owners should make efforts to prevent theft from occurring.

COVID-19 clinical waste reuse: A triboelectric touch sensor for IoT-cloud supported smart hand sanitizer dispenser.

Earth's plastic pollution has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the world is on the doorstep of an enormous waste pandemic. The extensive use of mandatory personal protectives like masks, gloves, and PPE kits and the lack of proper waste management systems lead to a rise in the plastic pollution content of the earth. Such disposable and non-biodegradable personal protectives are thrown out to the environment after use.

Comprehensive Review on Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based Wrist Pulse Measurement: Sensor Fabrication and Diagnosis of Arterial Pressure.

As the world is marching into the era of the Internet of things (IoTs) and artificial intelligence (AI), the most vital requirement for reliable hardware development is an ultrafast response time and no performance degradation. As a reliable indicator of human physiological health, blood pressure measurement is vital in humans' daily lives, which creates a huge demand in monitoring and diagnosing blood pressure problems. The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is one of the best energy devices and healthcare applications in the new era since triboelectrification is a universal and ubiquitous effect with an abundant choice of materials.

A highly reliable, impervious and sustainable triboelectric nanogenerator as a zero-power consuming active pressure sensor.

The triboelectric effect is one of the most trending effects in energy harvesting technologies, which use one of the most common effects in daily life. Herein, an impervious silicone elastomer-based triboelectric nanogenerator (SE-TENG) is reported with a micro roughness-created silicone elastomer film and Ni foam as triboelectric layers with opposite surface charges. The surface roughness modification process was performed a cost-effective soft lithography technique using sandpaper.

Piezophototronic gated optofluidic logic computations empowering intrinsic reconfigurable switches.

Optofluidic nano/microsystems have advanced the realization of Boolean circuits, with drastic progression to achieve extensive scale integration of desirable optoelectronics to investigate multiple logic switches. In this context, we demonstrate the optofluidic logic operations with interfacial piezophototronic effect to promote multiple operations of electronic analogues. We report an optofluidic Y-channeled logic device with tunable metal-semiconductor-metal interfaces through mechanically induced strain elements.

Biocompatible Collagen Nanofibrils: An Approach for Sustainable Energy Harvesting and Battery-Free Humidity Sensor Applications.

In contrast with the conventional ceramic/oxide humidity sensors (HSs), a self-powered piezoelectric biopolymer HS with reasonable sensitivity, reliability, and a nontoxic and eco-friendly nature is highly desirable. A piezoelectric nanogenerator (PNG)-driven biopolymer-based HS provides a pathway toward a sustainable and greener environment in the field of smart sensors. For that, a piezoelectric collagen nanofibril biopolymer coated on to a cotton fabric has dual functionality (energy harvesting and sensor).

Regulation of Charge Carrier Dynamics in ZnO Microarchitecture-Based UV/Visible Photodetector via Photonic-Strain Induced Effects.

A feasible, morphological influence on photoresponse behavior of ZnO microarchitectures such as microwire (MW), coral-like microstrip (CMS), fibril-like clustered microwire (F-MW) grown by one-step carrier gas/metal catalyst "free" vapor transport technique is reported. Among them, ZnO F-MW exhibits higher photocurrent (I ) response, i.e.

Correction: Adaptable piezoelectric hemispherical composite strips using a scalable groove technique for a self-powered muscle monitoring system.

Correction for 'Adaptable piezoelectric hemispherical composite strips using a scalable groove technique for a self-powered muscle monitoring system' by Nagamalleswara Rao Alluri et al., Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 907-913.

Adaptable piezoelectric hemispherical composite strips using a scalable groove technique for a self-powered muscle monitoring system.

Contrary to traditional planar flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators (PNGs), highly adaptable hemispherical shape-flexible piezoelectric composite strip (HS-FPCS) based PNGs are required to harness/measure non-linear surface motions. Therefore, a feasible, cost-effective and less-time consuming groove technique was developed to fabricate adaptable HS-FPCSs with multiple lengths. A single HS-CSPNG generates 130 V/0.

A flexible, planar energy harvesting device for scavenging road side waste mechanical energy via the synergistic piezoelectric response of KNaNbO-BaTiO/PVDF composite films.

Flexible, planar composite piezoelectric nanogenerators (C-PNGs) were developed to harness waste mechanical energy using cost-effective composite films (CFs) prepared via a probe-sonication technique. CFs, made up of highly crystalline, randomly oriented lead free piezoelectric nanoparticles (1 - x)KNaNbO-xBaTiO, where x = 0.02, 0.

A smart mobile pouch as a biomechanical energy harvester towards self-powered smart wireless power transfer applications.

A Smart Mobile Pouch Triboelectric Nanogenerator (SMP-TENG) is introduced as a promising eco-friendly approach for scavenging biomechanical energy for powering next generation intelligent devices and smart phones. This is a cost-effective and robust method for harvesting energy from human motion, by utilizing worn fabrics as a contact material. The SMP-TENG is capable of harvesting energy in two operational modes: lateral sliding and vertical contact and separation.

Direct detection of cysteine using functionalized BaTiO nanoparticles film based self-powered biosensor.

Simple, novel, and direct detection of clinically important biomolecules have continuous demand among scientific community as well as in market. Here, we report the first direct detection and facile fabrication of a cysteine-responsive, film-based, self-powered device. NH functionalized BaTiO nanoparticles (BT-NH NPs) suspended in a three-dimensional matrix of an agarose (Ag) film, were used for cysteine detection.

Human Interactive Triboelectric Nanogenerator as a Self-Powered Smart Seat.

A lightweight, flexible, cost-effective, and robust, single-electrode-based Smart Seat-Triboelectric Nanogenerator (SS-TENG) is introduced as a promising eco-friendly approach for harvesting energy from the living environment, for use in integrated self-powered systems. An effective method for harvesting biomechanical energy from human motion such as walking, running, and sitting, utilizing widely adaptable everyday contact materials (newspaper, denim, polyethylene covers, and bus cards) is demonstrated. The working mechanism of the SS-TENG is based on the generation and transfer of triboelectric charge carriers between the active layer and user-friendly contact materials.