DocumentCode :
3005516
Title :
Biofuel cells as a possible power source for implantable electronic devices
Author :
Justin, Gusphyl A. ; Zhang, Yingze ; Sclabassi, Robert ; Sun, Mingui
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Comput. Neurosci., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
17-18 April 2004
Firstpage :
45
Lastpage :
46
Abstract :
A biofuel cell was designed to investigate electricity production from Escherichia coli (E. Coli) and as a preliminary investigation into the possible future use of biofuel cells as power sources for implantable electronic devices. A plexiglass container was fabricated to house the biofuel cell components. Current densities of 24.9 μAcm-2 were obtained, which decreased to 3.58 μAcm-2 over a two hour period.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cellular transport; fuel cells; microorganisms; prosthetics; 2 hour; Escherichia coli; biofuel cells; electricity production; implantable electronic devices; power source; Biofuels; Containers; Current density; Electrodes; Electrons; Fuel cells; Implants; Microorganisms; Power generation; Sugar;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8285-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2004.1299985
Filename :
1299985
Link To Document :
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