Nano Trends,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. 100050 - 100050
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
Although
the
flourishing
of
Internet
Things
and
artificial
intelligence
has
accelerated
development
wearable
smart
bioelectronics,
heavy
reliance
on
external
power
remains
a
problem
that
needs
to
be
solved.
Thermoelectric
materials
have
emerged
as
promising
solution,
efficiently
converting
body
heat
into
electrical
energy
provide
stable
unrestricted
supply
for
wearables.
Moreover,
in
field
thermoelectric
biosensing,
where
flexibility
is
highly
demanded,
hydrogels
with
excellent
conductivity,
biocompatibility
through
structural
compositional
optimization
become
ideal
constructing
biosensors
meet
diverse
application
bioelectronics.
This
article
systematically
reviews
latest
research
progress
gels
self-powered
including
principles
operation,
well
preparation,
design,
hydrogels.
The
current
state
gel-based
applications
fields
temperature
sensing,
strain
temperature-strain
synergistic
respiratory
monitoring,
sweat
analysis
are
displayed
article.
Finally,
paper
summarizes
challenges
prospects
encouraging
rapid
realization
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 11, 2024
Abstract
Thermoelectrics
(TEs),
enabling
the
direct
conversion
between
heat
and
electrical
energy,
have
demonstrated
extensive
application
potential
in
biomedical
fields.
Herein,
mechanism
of
TE
effect,
recent
developments
materials,
biocompatibility
assessment
materials
are
provided.
In
addition
to
fundamentals
TEs,
a
timely
comprehensive
review
progress
advanced
their
applications
is
presented,
including
wearable
power
generation,
personal
thermal
management,
biosensing.
addition,
new‐emerged
medical
wound
healing,
disease
treatment,
antimicrobial
therapy,
anti‐cancer
therapy
thoroughly
reviewed.
Finally,
main
challenges
future
possibilities
outlined
for
TEs
fields,
as
well
material
selection
criteria
specific
scenarios.
Together,
these
advancements
can
provide
innovative
insights
into
development
broader
Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(7), P. 1576 - 1576
Published: March 31, 2025
Based
on
existing
studies,
we
identified
that
the
heat
sinks
used
in
wearable
thermoelectric
coolers
(WTECs)
are
predominantly
bulky,
which
limits
their
practicality
and
comfort.
To
address
this
issue,
propose
use
of
phase-change
composite
materials
(PCCMs)
due
to
inherent
flexibility
thermal
properties.
Through
comprehensive
theoretical
analysis,
numerical
simulations,
experimental
validation,
successfully
optimized
design
a
WTEC.
The
demand
for
highly
sensitive
temperature-response
materials
is
critical
the
advancement
of
intelligent
temperature
sensing
and
fire
warning
systems.
Despite
notable
progress
in
thermoelectrical
(TE)
devices,
designing
TE
suitable
wide-range
monitoring
across
diverse
scenarios
remains
a
challenge.
In
this
study,
we
introduce
sensor
warnings
hot
object
recognition,
utilizing
an
all-inorganic
film
composite
reduced
graphene
oxide
(rGO)/Te
nanowires
(Te
NWs).
resulting
film,
annealed
at
high
temperature,
exhibits
distinct
response
ratios
to
varying
changes,
enabling
consistently
thermosensation.
robust
linear
relationship
between
open
circuit
voltage
difference
establishes
it
as
effective
thermoreceptor
enhanced
alerts.
Furthermore,
demonstrate
that
assembled
provides
rapid
high-temperature
with
adjustable
threshold
voltages
(1-7
mV),
achieving
ultrafast
time
approximately
4.8
s
1
mV
voltage.
Additionally,
can
be
integrated
gloves
monitor
objects
various
scenarios,
such
brewed
milk
daily
life
heating
reactors
industrial
applications.
These
results
offer
perspectives
future
innovations
monitoring.
