Advances in Wearable Multifunctional Devices Based on Human-Body Energy Harvesting

Wearable electronics with multi-functionalities are widely utilized in various domains, including everyday living, healthcare, military training, and sports. Advances in flexible electronic technology, new materials, artificial intelligence technology, and sensor technology have accelerated the rapid development of smart wearable devices toward multifunctional and highly integrated trends. The energy supply technology based on the human-body energy harvesting method endows wearable, multifunctional electronic devices with sustainable, renewable, and self-powered characteristics, which proposes a solution strategy for the function expansion and energy supply of wearable devices. Herein, this paper discusses recent research on various methods of harvesting human body energy and wearing parts respectively, focusing on the new materials, structures, and processes involved in the representative studies, as well as the impact on energy harvesting and output, and functional applications. Furthermore, the challenges and obstacles faced in the creation of wearable multifunctional devices based on human self-sufficiency and propose solution strategies to propel them in order to advance the creation of the next wave of intelligent wearable technology are also discussed. Wearable multifunctional devices (WMDs) based on human-body energy harvesting are emerging quickly. This paper reviews different ways and mechanisms of energy harvesting based on the human body, and summarizes the different wearing forms and representative works. Finally, the existing challenges, possible improvements, and future directions of WMDs are discussed in depth. image