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ArticleInternational journal of biomaterials2026

Advanced Flexible Bioelectrodes for Next-Generation Implantable Triboelectric Nanogenerators.

Viraj P Nirwan, Altangerel Amarjargal, Viktorie Ročková, Martin Timusk, Linards Lapčinskis, Rebecca Hengsbach, Eva Filová, Andris Šutka, Amir Fahmi

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Article in International journal of biomaterials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Viraj P NirwanFaculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, Kleve, 47533, Germany, hochschule-rhein-waal.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3726-7783
Altangerel AmarjargalFaculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, Kleve, 47533, Germany, hochschule-rhein-waal.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-1276
Viktorie RočkováInstitute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, Prague, 14220, Czech Republic, cas.cz.
Martin TimuskInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi Str. 1, Tartu, 50411, Estonia, ut.ee.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4986-6262
Linards LapčinskisInstitute of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Street 3, Riga, LV1048, Latvia, rtu.lv.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-2429
Rebecca HengsbachFaculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, Kleve, 47533, Germany, hochschule-rhein-waal.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1287-2853
Eva FilováInstitute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, Prague, 14220, Czech Republic, cas.cz.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-605X
Andris ŠutkaInstitute of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Street 3, Riga, LV1048, Latvia, rtu.lv.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-0164
Amir FahmiFaculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, Kleve, 47533, Germany, hochschule-rhein-waal.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3784-1324

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fabrication of novel bioelectrodes using electrospun nanofibers and a prototype for a sustainable triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is explored in this study. Poly(lactic acid-caprolactone) (PLCL) was electrospun as the matrix of the bioelectrode and functionalized with a commercial graphene XT3. Afterward, the fibers were coated with graphene ink (Gr.ink) or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The average diameter of nanofibers increased multifold after coating. PEDOT:PSS-coated fibers showed the highest Young's modulus at 98 MPa. The nanofiber mats did not show decreased metabolic activity below the cytotoxic threshold. Graphene-functionalized PLCL fiber coated with Gr.ink showed a significant decrease in proliferation compared to untreated cells. The tested mats did not support human dermal cells' adhesion. The nanofibers blended with graphene and coated with PEDOT:PSS showed the highest conductivity, sufficient for use in TENG devices. A TENG device was assembled using PEDOT:PSS-covered PLCL/graphene fiber mats as electrodes and poly(lactic acid) with poly(glycerol sebacate) as active contact layers. The TENG device achieved a power density of 1.9 mW m

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biocompatible polymerselectrospun hybrid nanofibersTENG-powered capacitorstriboelectric nanogenerators

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PMCPMC13121566

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