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Micro-Supercapacitors for Self-Powered Biosensors.

Muhammad Adeel¹, Hong Seok Lee¹, Kanwal Asif²

¹Department of Bioengineering Royal School of Mines Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ UK.

|April 11, 2025

Summary

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Self-powered biosensors using supercapacitors offer a low-cost, miniaturized alternative to batteries for energy harvesting. This review highlights their integration for applications like biomedical monitoring and biomarker detection.

Keywords:

biosensing energy harvesting microsupercapacitors self‐powered sensors wearable biosensors

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Traditional batteries in biosensors face limitations in cost, miniaturization, biocompatibility, and disposal.
Self-powered sensors, which harvest energy from the environment, offer a promising solution to these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in self-powered devices, focusing on supercapacitor integration with sensors and biosensors.
To discuss the principles, fabrication, and applications of microsupercapacitor-integrated sensing systems.

Main Methods:

Summarizing recent developments in self-powered sensor technology.
Describing the working principles and fabrication of microsupercapacitors.
Highlighting the integration of energy harvesting systems with biosensors.

Main Results:

Supercapacitors provide a viable energy source for self-powered sensors and biosensors.
Microsupercapacitors can be effectively integrated with biosensors for various applications.
Energy harvesting systems enhance the functionality of self-powered sensing devices.

Conclusions:

Supercapacitor-integrated self-powered sensors overcome limitations of traditional batteries.
These systems are suitable for low-cost, miniaturized applications such as biomedical monitoring and biomarker detection.
Further research is needed to address existing challenges and advance supercapacitor-integrated sensing systems.