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Self-Powered and Soft Polymer MEMS/NEMS Devices

  • 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

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. MEMS/NEMS-Enabled Energy Harvesters as Self-Powered Sensors

    • Kai Tao, Honglong Chang, Jin Wu, Lihua Tang, Jianmin Miao
    Pages 1-30
  3. Flexible and Wearable Piezoelectric Nanogenerators

    • Debarun Sengupta, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli
    Pages 31-60
  4. Nature-Inspired Self-Powered Sensors and Energy Harvesters

    • Debarun Sengupta, Ssu-Han Chen, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli
    Pages 61-81
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 83-85

About this book

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. 

This multidisciplinary book is appropriate for students and professionals in the fields of material science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and bioengineering.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Advanced Production Engineering, Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG), Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh, The Netherlands

    Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli

  • Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

    Kai Tao

  • Department of Advanced Production Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Debarun Sengupta

  • MIT Sea Grant College Programme, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Michael S. Triantafyllou

About the authors

Dr. Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli is an Assistant Professor at the Advanced Production Engineering Department, University of Groningen.

Kai Tao is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University, P.R. China.



Debarun Sengupta is a researcher with the Advanced Production Engineering Department, University of Groningen. 



Michael Triantafyllou is Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering, Head of the Area of Ocean Science and Engineering, and Director of the Testing Tank and Propeller Tunnel Facilities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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