Borophene/PVDF Composite Film With High Piezoelectric Coefficient for Closed–Loop Monitoring and Intervention of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with the most direct symptom of snoring, is a common disorder that leads to intermittent hypoxia and cardiovascular risk. Here, we present a wearable borophene/PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) composite film integrated into a closed-loop OSA monitoring and intervention system. The composite film exhibits a piezoelectric coefficient of 31.9 pC·N<sup>-1</sup>, achieving effective biomechanical signal transduction within ±5% performance degradation after 10 000 compression or bending cycles. When attached to the neck, the composite detects biomechanical signals with high fidelity. Using Mel spectrogram features and a residual neural network-Transformer classifier, we attain 95.6% multiclass biomechanical signals recognition accuracy. Upon snoring detection, a controlled electrical stimulation pulse contracts the genioglossus muscle to restore normal breathing. The non-invasive intelligent closed-loop monitoring and intervention system for OSA demonstrates the application potential of borophene-based piezoelectric composites in next-generation bioelectronics.
Authors
- Xinyu Xue
- Fengbo Liao
- Yang Zhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7849-634X)
- Xianchun Jin
- Xiangbin Kong
- Zhihe Long
- Fei Liu
- Lili Xing
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen University Health Science Center (CN)
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Healthcare Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202600003
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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