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. 2022 Apr 15;12(8):1366. doi: 10.3390/nano12081366

Figure 6.

Figure 6

TENGs for nerve stimulation. (a) High-performance TENG for frog sciatic nerve stimulation. (i) The structure diagram and image of the high-performance TENG. (ii) The high performance TENG for frog sciatic nerve stimulation. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [169]. Copyright 2014 Elsevier. (b) Effective weight control via nerve stimulation (VNS). The schematic diagram of VNS system (i) and the working principle of VNS devices (ii). Reprinted from Ref. [109]. Copyright 2018 Springer Nature. (c) Modulated control of tibialis anterior muscle via common peroneal nerve stimulation based on TENGs. (i) The TENG in a compressed state and a released state, outputting voltage pulse. (ii) The TENG for tibialis anterior muscle controlling via common peroneal nerve stimulation. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [107]. Copyright 2017 Elsevier. (d) Peripheral nerve direct stimulation based on TENGs. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [170]. Copyright 2018 Elsevier. (e) Direct stimulation of autonomic pelvic nerve for restoring bladder functions. Schematically showing the working principle (i) and applications as nerve stimulation power sources (ii) of the TENG. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [171]. Copyright 2019 Elsevier.