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

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.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
Advanced Science
Published
2026-08-11
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77158
Primary Topic
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00

Funders

Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

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

Chi Won Ahn, Il‐Kwon Oh, Hyunjoon Yoo, Woon‐Hong Yeo et al.
Advanced Science
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
article

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

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

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.

Advanced Science
Georgia Institute of Technology (US), Hanbat National University (KR), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR), The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (US), National NanoFab Center (KR)
National Science Foundation
Affordable and clean energy
Openalex Percentile: Top 18%
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.