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ArticleBiosensors2025

Noninvasive Sensing of Foliar Moisture in Hydroponic Crops Using Leaf-Based Electric Field Energy Harvesters.

Oswaldo Menéndez-Granizo, Alexis Chugá-Portilla, Tito Arevalo-Ramirez, Juan Pablo Vásconez, Fernando Auat-Cheein, Álvaro Prado-Romo

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Article in Biosensors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Oswaldo Menéndez-GranizoDepartamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1249004, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7101-0319
Alexis Chugá-PortillaDepartamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1249004, Chile.ORCID 0009-0001-8384-2347
Tito Arevalo-RamirezDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-2542-6545
Juan Pablo VásconezEnergy Transformation Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7500971, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6372-7405
Fernando Auat-CheeinDepartment of Engineering, Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport TF10 8NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6347-7696
Álvaro Prado-RomoDepartamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1249004, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7192-1681

Funding

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo 11240105Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo 11241171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large-scale wireless sensor networks with electric field energy harvesters (EFEHs) offer self-powered, eco-friendly, and scalable crop monitoring in hydroponic greenhouses. However, their practical adoption is limited by the low power density of current EFEHs, which restricts the reliable operation of external sensors. To address this challenge, this work presents a noninvasive EFEH assembled with hydroponic leafy vegetables that harvests electric field energy and estimates plant functional traits directly from the electrical response. The device operates through electrostatic induction produced by an external alternating electric field, which induces surface charge redistribution on the leaf. These charges are conducted through an external load, generating an AC voltage whose amplitude depends on the dielectric properties of the leaf. A low-voltage prototype was designed, built, and evaluated under controlled electric field conditions. Two representative species,

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesCrops, AgriculturalHydroponicsPlant LeavesBeta vulgarisElectricityLactucaVegetablesWaterWaterelectric field energy harvestingsensor systems and applicationssmart agriculturevegetationwearable devices

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PMID41590265
PMCPMC12839169

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