A Self-Powered, Skin Adhesive, and Flexible Human–Machine Interface Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of PDMS Film with Microstructure
2.2. Fabrication of SSFHMI Based on TENG
2.3. Characterization of the Electrical Performance of the Device
2.4. Design of the Processing Circuit in Human–Machine Interaction Applications
2.5. Synthesis of P(OEGMA-co-DEGMA)/LAP Nanocomposite Hydrogel Adhesives
2.5.1. Materials
2.5.2. Synthesis Process
2.5.3. Adhesive Strength Test and Self-Healing Capability Test of Nanocomposite Hydrogel Adhesive
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure and Working Principle of the SSFHMI
3.2. The Hydrogel-Based Adhesive Layer of SSFHMI
3.3. Output Performance of a Single TENG
3.4. Output Characterization of the TENG Array
3.5. Signal Coding of the Proposed SSFHMI for Intelligent Applications
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, X.; Yang, Z.; Dong, Y.; Teng, L.; Li, D.; Han, H.; Zhu, S.; Sun, X.; Zeng, Z.; Zeng, X.; et al. A Self-Powered, Skin Adhesive, and Flexible Human–Machine Interface Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161365
Wu X, Yang Z, Dong Y, Teng L, Li D, Han H, Zhu S, Sun X, Zeng Z, Zeng X, et al. A Self-Powered, Skin Adhesive, and Flexible Human–Machine Interface Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(16):1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161365
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Xujie, Ziyi Yang, Yu Dong, Lijing Teng, Dan Li, Hang Han, Simian Zhu, Xiaomin Sun, Zhu Zeng, Xiangyu Zeng, and et al. 2024. "A Self-Powered, Skin Adhesive, and Flexible Human–Machine Interface Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator" Nanomaterials 14, no. 16: 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161365