Piezoelectric-Augmented Thermoelectric Ionogels for Self-Powered Multimodal Medical Sensors.

Pai, Ya-Hsin; Xu, Chen; Zhu, Renyang; Ding, Xinyi; Bai, Shengqiang; Liang, Ziqi; Chen, Lidong · Adv Mater · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A paradigm ionogel consisting of ionic liquid (IL) and PVDF-HFP composites is made, which inherently possesses dual-function ionic thermoelectric (iTE) and piezoelectric (PE) attributes. This study investigates an innovative "PE-enhanced iTEs" effect, wherein the ionic thermopower exhibits a 58% enhancement while the ionic conductivity arises more than 2× within a PE-induced internal electric field. By harnessing these multifaceted features, fully self-powered, multimodal sensors demonstrate their superior energy conversion capabilities, which possessed minimum sensitivities of 0.13 mV kPa<sup>-1</sup> and 0.96 mV K<sup>-1</sup> in pressure and temperature alterations, respectively. The PE augmentation of iTEs is maximized by ≈3× under rising water pressure. Their swift and sophisticated responses to various in vivo vital signs simultaneously in a hemorrhagic shock scenario, indicative of good prospects in the clinical medicine field are showcased.