Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives
Flexible wearable devices have gained increasing attention in the field of health and fitness monitoring because of their biocompatibility and ability to collect biomarkers seamlessly and instantly. Consequently, a new research direction has emerged on how to power these portable electronic devices....
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| author | Yu Yuan Yile Lu Tianyue Liang Haowei Jia Linghui Meng Yanzhe Zhu Jinbo Wang Tianxu Huang Peiyuan Guan Lu Zhou Yingze Zhou Zhi Li Tao Wan Dewei Chu |
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| description | Flexible wearable devices have gained increasing attention in the field of health and fitness monitoring because of their biocompatibility and ability to collect biomarkers seamlessly and instantly. Consequently, a new research direction has emerged on how to power these portable electronic devices. Currently, the majority of wearable electronic devices are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, owing to safety concerns and the bulky size of LIBs, there is a growing demand for sustainable, light, and wearable power supplies. Thus, sweat-activated batteries (SABs) were recently proposed as a source of power generation and energy storage. To validate the feasibility of using SABs to power wearable devices, we briefly recalled the history of the development of SABs in recent years, as well as the present research outcomes. This review overviews three categories of SABs (conventional-redox batteries, metal-air batteries, and others), which based on two anode materials (Magnesium and Zinc) and the working mechanism of diverse categories was interspersed throughout the discussion. Moreover, the electrolytes in SABs and suitable substrates for integrating batteries into wearable devices are thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, various SAB application scenarios are reviewed. This comprehensive review will not only offer insights into the current state of SABs technology but also provide valuable guidance and suggestions for future advancements and applications in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2f76a1c291f49cba3e1a9470c5cea102024-12-02T06:50:01ZengIOP PublishingJPhys Energy2515-76552024-01-017101200110.1088/2515-7655/ad92aaAdvances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectivesYu Yuan0Yile Lu1Tianyue Liang2Haowei Jia3Linghui Meng4Yanzhe Zhu5Jinbo Wang6Tianxu Huang7Peiyuan Guan8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-864XLu Zhou9Yingze Zhou10Zhi Li11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2211-2092Tao Wan12Dewei Chu13https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4581-0560School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, AustraliaFlexible wearable devices have gained increasing attention in the field of health and fitness monitoring because of their biocompatibility and ability to collect biomarkers seamlessly and instantly. Consequently, a new research direction has emerged on how to power these portable electronic devices. Currently, the majority of wearable electronic devices are powered by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, owing to safety concerns and the bulky size of LIBs, there is a growing demand for sustainable, light, and wearable power supplies. Thus, sweat-activated batteries (SABs) were recently proposed as a source of power generation and energy storage. To validate the feasibility of using SABs to power wearable devices, we briefly recalled the history of the development of SABs in recent years, as well as the present research outcomes. This review overviews three categories of SABs (conventional-redox batteries, metal-air batteries, and others), which based on two anode materials (Magnesium and Zinc) and the working mechanism of diverse categories was interspersed throughout the discussion. Moreover, the electrolytes in SABs and suitable substrates for integrating batteries into wearable devices are thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, various SAB application scenarios are reviewed. This comprehensive review will not only offer insights into the current state of SABs technology but also provide valuable guidance and suggestions for future advancements and applications in this field.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad92aasweat-activated batteriesbiocompatible batterieswearable devicesbiofluid electrolytebiosensors |
| spellingShingle | Yu Yuan Yile Lu Tianyue Liang Haowei Jia Linghui Meng Yanzhe Zhu Jinbo Wang Tianxu Huang Peiyuan Guan Lu Zhou Yingze Zhou Zhi Li Tao Wan Dewei Chu Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives JPhys Energy sweat-activated batteries biocompatible batteries wearable devices biofluid electrolyte biosensors |
| title | Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives |
| title_full | Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives |
| title_short | Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives |
| title_sort | advances in sweat activated batteries for powering wearable electronics structures materials challenges and perspectives |
| topic | sweat-activated batteries biocompatible batteries wearable devices biofluid electrolyte biosensors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad92aa |
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