ArticleMicrosystems & nanoengineering2023
Flexible thermoelectric generator and energy management electronics powered by body heat.
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- On-Skin Wearable Health Monitoring Devices: Recent Trends and Perspectives.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Advances in Wearable Thermoelectric Devices: Strategies for Enhancing Wearability and Performance.Small science · 2026Review
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- Self-powered intelligence for personalized healthcare.National science review · 2026Review
- SkinECG: An orthogonal remote powering wearable skin-like sensor.Science advances · 2026Article
- Thermoelectric Materials and Devices.Micromachines · 2026Article
- Flexible Mesh-Structured Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectric Generators with Enhanced Heat Dissipation for Wearable Applications.Micromachines · 2026Article
- Optimizing thermoelectric energy harvesting using deep reinforcement learning for dynamic energy management and system efficiency.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Advancing Wearable Technologies with Hydrogels: Innovations and Future Perspectives.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A thermoelectric wristband based on single-walled carbon nanotubes for energy harvesting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Polyphenol-Mediated Multifunctional Human-Machine Interface Hydrogel Electrodes in Bioelectronics.Small science · 2025Review
- Bio-energy-powered microfluidic devices.Biomicrofluidics · 2024Article
- Flexible Thermoelectric Wearable Architecture for Wireless Continuous Physiological Monitoring.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Article
- Smart Contact Lenses in Ophthalmology: Innovations, Applications, and Future Prospects.Micromachines · 2024Review
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Abstract
Uninterrupted, efficient power supplies have posed a significant hurdle to the ubiquitous adoption of wearable devices, despite their potential for revolutionizing human‒machine interactions. This challenge is further compounded by the requirement of these devices to supply dependable energy for data-intensive sensing and transmission. Traditional thermoelectric solutions fail to deliver satisfactory performance under conditions of extremely low voltages. Here, we present a novel solution of a wearable thermoelectric generator integrated with an energy management system, which is capable of powering sensors and Bluetooth by harnessing body heat. Distinct from previous works, our innovation lies in its ability to consistently operate even with a minimal temperature difference (i.e., 4 K) between the human skin and the ambient environment, ensuring reliable data transmission within a time as short as 1.6 s. Furthermore, our system can recharge utilizing body heat under ultralow voltage conditions (30 mV). Our developed system provides a novel pathway for the continuous, reliable monitoring of self-contained wearable devices without depending on batteries.
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