Materials and methods of manufacturing fluid resistant, breathable, and antibacterial triboelectric nanogenerators and electronic textiles

A method of manufacturing an e-textile comprising:

• affixing one or more triboelectric nanogenerators to a textile capable of harvesting electrostatic energy from a wearer's motion to power one or more electronic devices;
• wherein the one or more triboelectric nanogenerators comprises:
• a first electrode layer affixed to a first substrate,
• a second electrode layer affixed to a second substrate,
• an electronegative layer positioned on or over the second electrode layer and in a position relative to the first electrode layer such that the first substrate is able to undergo friction with the electronegative layer, and
• a component positioned over the first electrode layer and coupled with both the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer,
• wherein each of the first and second electrode layers comprises a plurality of conductive nanoparticles arranged on a surface thereof and are electrically charged by the friction between the first substrate of the first electrode layer and the electronegative layer.