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Figure 6. Thermoelectric platforms for self-powered thermal sensing and energy harvesting. (A) Schematic of a self-powered electronic skin based on thermoelectric conversion, enabling dual functions of physiological temperature monitoring and energy harvesting from body heat. Reproduced with permission^[119]. Copyright 2020, Wiley; (B) Structural design and optical characterization of a stretchable temperature electronic skin, featuring high-performance Bi-Te micro-thermoelectric generators connected via an island-bridge architecture for distributed mini-region sensing. Reproduced with permission^[120]. Copyright 2023, Wiley. F-TEG: Flexible thermoelectric generator; PDMS: polydimethylsiloxane; STES: self-powered temperature electronic skin; Bi-Te: Bismuth Telluride.