TITLE

Your body the powerplant

AUTHOR(S)

Holmes, Bob

PUB. DATE

August 2007

SOURCE

New Scientist;8/25/2007, Vol. 195 Issue 2618, p30

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that medical researchers are working on pacemakers and other medical apparatus that would run off the energy produced by the human body as opposed to batteries. Most of the experimental implantable biofuel cells built so far use enzymes to catalyse the reactions. An alternative solution being explored is using a disposable battery attached to a renewable patch.

ACCESSION #

26415075

Tags: ELECTRIC batteries -- Design & construction;  MEDICAL innovations;  BIOTECHNOLOGY -- Experiments;  BIOTECHNOLOGY;  SCIENTIFIC apparatus & instruments -- Research;  BIOMAGNETISM

 

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