Micro-supercapacitors for self-powered biosensors
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Author(s)
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Journal Article
Abstract
Although batteries are a highly popular energy source in biosensors, batteries can be an economic limitation for low-cost sensing applications and pose significant challenges in miniaturization, biocompatibility, and disposal. To surmount such issues, “self-powered sensors” gain the spotlight thanks to their energy harvesting from the environment through embedded miniaturized systems. In this review, the recent developments in self-powered devices are summarized with a specific focus on the integration of supercapacitors with sensors and biosensors. The working principles of microsupercapacitors, fabrication methods, their integration with biosensors, and their ultimate applications (i.e., biomedical monitoring and analytical biomarker detection) are described. Different energy harvesting systems are summarized and their integration with self-powered sensors or biosensors is highlighted. The limitations and challenges of the existing approaches and the future of supercapacitor-integrated sensing systems are also critically discussed.
Date Issued
2024-08
Date Acceptance
2024-05-01
Citation
Small Science, 2024, 4 (8)
ISSN
2688-4046
Publisher
Wiley-VCH
Journal / Book Title
Small Science
Volume
4
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Author(s). Small Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Identifier
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smsc.202400096
Subjects
biosensing
CHALLENGES
DESIGN
ELECTRODE MATERIALS
energy harvesting
FABRICATION
INK FORMULATION
INTEGRATION
Materials Science
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
microsupercapacitors
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
PERFORMANCE
PERSPECTIVES
PROGRESS
Science & Technology
Science & Technology - Other Topics
self-powered sensors
SENSOR
Technology
wearable biosensors
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
2400096
Date Publish Online
2024-05-28