This book explores the fabrication of soft material and biomimetic MEMS sensors, presents a review of MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered sensors, and focuses on the recent efforts in developing flexible and wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators. It also includes a critical analysis of various energy harvesting principles, such as electromagnetic, piezoelectric, electrostatic, triboelectric, and magnetostrictive. Included are chapters that:
This multidisciplinary book is appropriate for students and professionals in the fields of material science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and bioengineering.
A comprehensive reference on design and fabrication methodologies
Describes novel bio-inspired designs of MEMS self/low-powered sensors
An indispensable resource for research in micro/nano energy harvesters and flexible and wearable nanogenerators
Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli
Energy harvesting micro/nano devices Novel materials for energy harvesting Biomimetics and nature-inspired technologies Chemical sensing Heavy metal detection Hydrodynamics and flow sensing Soft polymers Hydrogels Power generators Electrospun nanofibers Sensors and sensing systems Piezoelectric materials Graphene and 2D materials