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NANO ENERGY
卷 83, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105781
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PVDF composite fibers; Piezoelectric nanogenerators; Biomechanical energy harvesting; Self-powered implantable medical electronics
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- Kashan University of Medical Sciences [96175]
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
The study demonstrates a battery-free heart pacemaker powered by a polymer-based piezoelectric nanogenerator (PNG) that generates electricity from cardiac motions of the left ventricle, providing power to patients successfully. By optimizing the composite nanofiber design, the power output is maximized for effective energy harvesting.
Self-powered biomedical implants improve the life of patients and lower the risks associated with battery replacement. Piezoelectric energy harvesters that generate electricity from the cardiac motions are among the potential candidates to be used in self-powered implants, such as cardiac pacemakers. In this context, lead-based ceramic piezoelectric nanogenerators (PNGs) were emerged, which are toxic and susceptible to fatigue crack, causing harm to the patients. Polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE)-based films were also developed as cardiac energy harvesters. Here, we show a battery-free heart pacemaker that is powered by the generated electricity of a biocompatible and flexible piezoelectric polymer-based nanogenerator (PNG) from the cardiac motions of the left ventricle. The PNG is comprised of composite nanofibers of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and a hybrid nanofiller made of zinc oxide (ZnO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The composite nanofiber is optimized towards achieving a large power output. In vivo implanted optimized PNG can successfully harvest 0.487 ?J from every heartbeat, which is conveniently larger than the pacing threshold energy for the human heart. The successful demonstration of a self-powered pacemaker places the polymer-based PNGs among the viable candidates for self-powered biomedical implants.
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