Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 4, 00398(2024)

An Integrated Bifunctional Pressure‒Temperature Sensing System Fabricated on a Breathable Nanofiber and Powered by Rechargeable Zinc–Air Battery for Long-Term Comfortable Health Care Monitoring

Peng Wang1... Gengsheng Liu2, Guifen Sun2, Chuizhou Meng2,*, Guozhen Shen3,**, and Yang Li45,*** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Intelligent Rehabilitation Device and Detection Technology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Smart Sensing and Human-Robot Interaction, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
  • 3School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 4Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Network Based Intelligent Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
  • 5School of Microelectronics, Shandong University, Jinan 250101, China
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    Bulky external power supplies largely limit the continuous long-term application and miniaturization development of smart sensing devices. Here, we fabricate a flexible and wearable integrated sensing system on an electrospun all-nanofiber platform. The three parts of the sensing system are all obtained by a facile ink-based direct writing method. The resistive pressure sensor is realized by decorating MXene sheets on TPU nanofiber. And, the resistive temperature sensor is prepared by compositing MXene sheets into poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The thin-film zinc–air battery (ZAB) includes an interdigital zinc–air electrode that is bonded with a gel polymer electrolyte. It can supply a high open-circuit voltage of 1.39 V and a large areal capacity of 18.2 mAh cm-2 for stable and reliable power-supplying sensing parts operation. Thanks to the hydrophobic nature of TPU and open-ended micropores in the TPU nanofiber, the sensing system is waterproof, self-cleaning, and air and moisture permeable. For application, the above-mentioned functional components are seamlessly integrated into an intelligent electronic wristband, which is comfortably worn on a human wrist to monitor pulse and body temperature in real time with continuous operation of up to 4 h. By the novel design and remarkable performance, the proposed integrated all-nanofiber sensing system presents a promising solution for developing advanced multifunctional wearable electronics. We developed an integrated sensing system on a flexible and breathable thermoplastic polyurethane nanofiber platform. The sensing system is realized by a direct write technology and includes a pressure sensor, temperature sensor, and rechargeable zinc–air battery. The integrated sensing system was designed for wristbands and demonstrated to accurately detect pulse beating and skin temperature under different states for up to 4 hours of wearing.

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    Peng Wang, Gengsheng Liu, Guifen Sun, Chuizhou Meng, Guozhen Shen, Yang Li. An Integrated Bifunctional Pressure‒Temperature Sensing System Fabricated on a Breathable Nanofiber and Powered by Rechargeable Zinc–Air Battery for Long-Term Comfortable Health Care Monitoring[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(4): 00398

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 19, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Meng Chuizhou (2018108@hebut.edu.cn), Shen Guozhen (gzshen@bit.edu.cn), Li Yang (yang.li@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00398-5

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