A Tissue Implantable Fuel Cell Power Supply

This overcomes the limited chemical stability of glucose fuel cells fabricated from activated carbon particles dispersed in a hydrogel matrix.

A tissue implantable fuel cell power supply.

Implantable glucose fuel cells employing abiotic catalyst e g. Animal experiments with biogalvanic and biofuel cells. Drake rf kusserow bk messinger s matsuda s. Our current one compartment direct glucose fuel cell achieves a power density of 3 5 μw cm 2.

Still fuel cell research in medical field went temporarily into the trough due to the successful integration of. Add to my favorites. A sustainable fuel cell power supply for medical implants. Trans am soc artif intern organs.

Noble metals activated carbon are a newly rediscovered approach to realize a battery independent power supply for medical implants with this concept electricity is directly generated from glucose and oxygen available in body fluids. Get content permissions. Weidlich e richter g von sturm f rao jr. This would be sufficient to power a 30 μw pacemaker with a cell surface area of 10 cm 2.

A tissue implantable fuel cell power supply. Biomaterials medical devices and artificial organs. In 1964 yahiro proposed fuel cells as a power supply for implantable medical devices. A sustainable fuel cell power supply for medical implants implantable glucose fuel cells employing abiotic catalyst e g.

This chapter provides readers from different disciplines with an overview of the technology and state of the art in implantable biofuel cells as power source for implantable systems. A novelty is the application of binder less platinum electrodes for both anode and cathode. Next abstract article tools. Alert me when cited.

At that time the majority of the fuel cell studies focused on the use of glucose and oxygen as reactants and biological enzyme as the catalyst. Glucose fuel cell intended as tissue implantable power supply for medical implants. Noblemetals activatedcarbon areanewlyrediscoveredapproach to realize a battery independent power supply for medical implants 1. With this concept electricity is directly generated.

A novelty is the application of binder less platinum electrodes for both anode and cathode. Export to citation manager. Home april 1970 volume 16 issue 1 a tissue implantable fuel cell power supply previous abstract. Article as pdf 512 kb print this article.