The energy harvesting provided by
wearable triboelectric devices
represents a promising procedure that circumvents typical drawbacks
of conventional batteries in several applications. The development
of wearable triboelectric generators with modified cotton in the presence
of conductive and antibacterial agents can be considered an important
step toward developing autonomous devices to be applied in electrically
driven antibacterial treatments. The antibacterial properties of polypyrrole
and its high conductivity were explored for the production of the
induction layer of a single-electrode triboelectric generator that
introduces advantages relative to direct contact with the skin, which
is critical for the treatment of several infections. The open-circuit
voltage in the order of 670 V and inhibition haloes in the order of
17 mm (against Staphylococcus aureus) confirm the multifunctional activity of the modified cotton that
can be applied to the harvesting of energy and integrated into the
inhibition of bacterial growth provided by polypyrrole-based systems.
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