Biodegradable, Biologically Safe Nanogenerators for Self‐Powered Bio‐Integrated Systems
Biodegradable nanogenerators offer a promising route toward self‐powered bio‐integrated systems by converting biomechanical energy into electrical signals while safely degrading after use. Among them, triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators (TENGs and PENGs) are particularly attractive for harvesting low‐frequency physiological motions through soft, flexible, and bioresorbable material systems. This review summarizes recent advances in biodegradable TENGs, PENGs, and hybrid TENG/PENG systems, with a focus on energy‐conversion mechanisms, material selection, device architectures, and integration strategies for wearable and implantable biomedical applications. We further discuss key challenges in performance stability, degradation behavior, biological safety, and system‐level integration, and provide perspectives toward fully transient, self‐powered biomedical platforms.
Authors
- Won Bae Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4855-9562)
- Hanjun Ryu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-9661)
- Sungkeun Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-3968)
- Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0720-7325)
- Suk‐Won Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-201X)
- Hye‐Min Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-3353)
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- Kyonggi University (KR)
- SRM University, Andhra Pradesh (IN)
- Integrative Medicine Institute (US)
- Intelligent Energy (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Chung-Ang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.70534
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00