Flexible biodegradable devices can generate current through touch

The long-standing issue with regard to portable electronics is the short battery life of the devices and the e-waste they generate. A team of scientists is currently working on a method to solve both seemingly unrelated problems. Their report, published in the ACS "Applied Materials & Interfaces" magazine, developed a biodegradable nanogenerator that uses DNA to harvest energy from everyday motion and turn it into electricity.

Many people may not realize this, but the actions we usually take for granted, such as walking and typing on the keyboard, have a lot of energy consumption not being used. A few years ago, scientists came up with the idea of ​​capturing some of the energy and converting it into electricity, so we might one day use that energy to drive our mobile devices. Achieving this goal not only frees us from wall outlets, but it also reduces our need for fossil fuel-based power. The first prototype of these nanogenerators is currently being developed in laboratories around the world. Now, another feature that a group of scientists hope to add to this technology is biodegradability.

Researchers use flexible, biocompatible polymer film, such as polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF, to make nanogenerators. In order to improve the energy harvesting capacity of materials, they added DNA, which has good electrical properties, and is biocompatible and biodegradable. Their equipment can be powered by a tap, which illuminates up to 22 to 55 LEDs.

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