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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Self-Powered All-in-One Wearable Bioelectronics Driven by Pneumatic Energy Buffering of Daily Footsteps.

Ji-Seok Kim, Tae Woog Kang, Hyunjoon Yoo, Jawon Ha, Yunuo Huang, Hee Han, Chi Won Ahn, Woon-Hong Yeo, Il-Kwon Oh

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. 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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9 authors.

Ji-Seok KimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1558-4470
Tae Woog KangGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7242-4502
Hyunjoon YooDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Jawon HaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7414-1200
Yunuo HuangWearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare Center (WISH Center) At the Institute for Matter and Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8221-9920
Hee HanNational Nano Fab Center (NNFC), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9604-9356
Chi Won AhnNational Nano Fab Center (NNFC), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Woon-Hong YeoGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-3882
Il-Kwon OhDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-7664

Funding

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), and the NSF Research Traineeship NRT-FW-HTF 2345860Korean government (MSIT) RS-2023-00302525Korean government (MSIT) RS-2024-00345241National Science Foundation ECCS-2025462
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in wearable biosensing technologies have underscored the importance of continuous and reliable personal health monitoring. However, the limited size and capacity of conventional batteries remain a critical bottleneck for long-term operation. Here, we present integrated self-powered wearable bioelectronics driven by an air-pumping pneumatic energy buffering mechanism, which converts intermittent human motion into sustained mechanical rotation during walking and efficiently generates electrical energy. The air-driven rotation persists for 1.5 s per step, enabling continuous power generation from inherently low-frequency biomechanical inputs and serving as a lightweight frequency-regulating mechanism for wearable energy harvesters. To facilitate efficient integration with energy storage systems, a power management system is developed to directly charge a compact battery. In addition, a wearable photoplethysmography (PPG) device is designed to mitigate motion-induced artifacts, enabling robust physiological signal acquisition during dynamic conditions. Owing to its Velcro-type design, the PPG system demonstrates improved signal reliability compared to conventional devices. By integrating the energy harvester with the PPG, a self-powered wearable biosensing platform has been successfully demonstrated. Unlike conventional wearable energy harvesters that directly convert transient biomechanical inputs into short-duration electrical outputs, the proposed system introduces a pneumatic energy buffering mechanism that enables quasi-continuous power generation from inherently intermittent human motion.

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integrated biosensingPPG sensorsself‐powered devicessmart shoeswearable energy harvesters

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PMID42579617
PMCPMC13460423

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