Tackling the challenges of enzymatic (bio) fuel cells

X Xiao, H Xia, R Wu, L Bai, L Yan, E Magner… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing demands for clean and sustainable energy sources combined with
rapid advances in biointegrated portable or implantable electronic devices have stimulated …

Emerging implantable energy harvesters and self-powered implantable medical electronics

D Jiang, B Shi, H Ouyang, Y Fan, ZL Wang, Z Li - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Implantable energy harvesters (IEHs) are the crucial component for self-powered devices.
By harvesting energy from organisms such as heartbeat, respiration, and chemical energy …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in human body energy harvesting for smart bioelectronic system

Y Zou, L Bo, Z Li - Fundamental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
From every heartbeat to every footstep, human beings dissipate energy all the time.
Researchers are trying to harvest energy from the human body and convert it into electricity …

Implantable energy‐harvesting devices

B Shi, Z Li, Y Fan - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable operation of implanted medical devices is essential for healthcare
applications. However, limited battery capacity is a key challenge for most implantable …

Biocompatible and long-term monitoring strategies of wearable, ingestible and implantable biosensors: reform the next generation healthcare

T Lu, S Ji, W Jin, Q Yang, Q Luo, TL Ren - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sensors enable the detection of physiological indicators and pathological markers to assist
in the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term monitoring of diseases, in addition to playing an …

An ultrasound-driven implantable wireless energy harvesting system using a triboelectric transducer

X Liu, Y Wang, G Wang, Y Ma, Z Zheng, K Fan, J Liu… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Wireless power transfer can significantly extend the application range and service life of
implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers, neurostimulators, and vascular …

A review of energy supply for biomachine hybrid robots

Z Ma, J Zhao, L Yu, M Yan, L Liang, X Wu… - Cyborg and Bionic …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Biomachine hybrid robots have been proposed for important scenarios, such as wilderness
rescue, ecological monitoring, and hazardous area surveying. The energy supply unit used …

Enzyme-based biofuel cells for biosensors and in vivo power supply

JL Zhang, YH Wang, K Huang, KJ Huang, H Jiang… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Biofuel cells (BFCs) are energy conversion devices using biocatalysts to convert
biochemical energy into electric energy. According to different catalysts, they can be divided …

Carbon based-nanomaterials used in biofuel cells–A review

S ul Haque, A Nasar, N Duteanu, S Pandey - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past several years, biological fuel cells (BFCs) have become an explorable
technology that attained the status of current research activities amongst researchers …

Biohybrid robots: recent progress, challenges, and perspectives

VA Webster-Wood, M Guix, NW Xu… - Bioinspiration & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The past ten years have seen the rapid expansion of the field of biohybrid robotics. By
combining engineered, synthetic components with living biological materials, new robotics …