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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2023

A Triboelectric Nanocomposite for Sterile Sensing, Energy Harvesting, and Haptic Diagnostics in Interventional Procedures from Surgical Gloves.

Carmen Salvadores Fernandez, Shireen Jaufuraully, Biswajoy Bagchi, Wenqing Chen, Priyankan Datta, Priya Gupta, Anna L David, Dimitrios Siassakos, Adrien Desjardins, Manish K Tiwari

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Carmen Salvadores FernandezNanoengineered Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2509-1442
Shireen JaufuraullyWellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, W1W 7TS, UK.
Biswajoy BagchiNanoengineered Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Wenqing ChenWellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, W1W 7TS, UK.
Priyankan DattaNanoengineered Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Priya GuptaNanoengineered Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
Anna L DavidWellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, W1W 7TS, UK.
Dimitrios SiassakosWellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, W1W 7TS, UK.
Adrien DesjardinsWellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, W1W 7TS, UK.
Manish K TiwariNanoengineered Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5143-6881

Funding

European Research Council 714712Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 203145Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced interfacial engineering has the potential to enable the successful realization of three features that are particularly important for a variety of healthcare applications: wettability control, antimicrobial activity to reduce infection risks, and sensing of physiological parameters. Here, a sprayable multifunctional triboelectric coating is exploited as a nontoxic, ultrathin tactile sensor that can be integrated directly on the fingertips of surgical gloves. The coating is based on a polymer blend mixed with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, which enables antifouling and antibacterial properties. Additionally, the nanocomposite is superhydrophobic (self-cleaning) and is not cytotoxic. The coating is also triboelectric and can be applied directly onto surgical gloves with printed electrodes. The sensorized gloves so obtained enable mechanical energy harvesting, force sensing, and detection of materials stiffness changes directly from fingertip, which may complement proprioceptive feedback for clinicians. Just as importantly, the sensors also work with a second glove on top offering better reassurance regarding sterility in interventional procedures. As a case study of clinical use for stiffness detection, the sensors demonstrate successful detection of pig anal sphincter injury ex vivo. This may lead to improving the accuracy of diagnosing obstetric anal sphincter injury, resulting in prompt repair, fewer complications, and improved quality of life.

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InfertilityNanocompositesAnimalsGloves, SurgicalHaptic TechnologyQuality of LifeSwinemultifunctional nanocomposite sensorsnanocompositesself-powered sensorsstiffness detectiontriboelectric sensors

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PMID36849872
PMCPMC10614699

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