Pertinence of Textile-Based Energy Harvesting System for Biomedical Applications

In the era of technological advancements in healthcare and medicine, monitoring of health status and treatment conditions has been made convenient by the development of various categories and forms of biomedical sensors. They have been incorporated within watches and mobile phones and can be worn as stand-alone based on user preference. However, the longevity, cost, and sustainable functionality have impeded its adoption within the population. In this review article, we have introduced a concept of bridging the textile industry and biomedical sensors to yield a self-powered biomedical system that operates on textile-based energy harvesters. Textile-based wearable systems have been compared to E-skin-based systems. The energy released by different actions in human motion has been quantified along with insights on its effective utilization in the form of energy harvesters in the subsequent sections. Information on designing such a textile-based system with schematics has been done. This review focuses on the development and connection of textile-based energy harvesters to existing models of biomedical sensors.