2023 article
Biofluid-Activated Biofuel Cells, Batteries, and Supercapacitors: A Comprehensive Review
Garland, N. T., Kaveti, R., & Bandodkar, A. J. (2023, November 5). ADVANCED MATERIALS.
author keywords: biofuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors; implantable medical devices; energy devices
TL;DR:
An in‐depth overview of biofluid‐activated electrochemical energy devices, an emerging class of energy sources judiciously designed for biomedical applications, composed of biocompatible materials that harness the inherent chemistries of various biofluids to produce useable electrical energy is provided.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
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Added: November 20, 2023
AbstractRecent developments in wearable and implanted devices have resulted in numerous, unprecedented capabilities that generate increasingly detailed information about a user's health or provide targeted therapy. However, options for powering such systems remain limited to conventional batteries which are large and have toxic components and as such are not suitable for close integration with the human body. This work provides an in‐depth overview of biofluid‐activated electrochemical energy devices, an emerging class of energy sources judiciously designed for biomedical applications. These unconventional energy devices are composed of biocompatible materials that harness the inherent chemistries of various biofluids to produce useable electrical energy. This work covers examples of such biofluid‐activated energy devices in the form of biofuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors. Advances in materials, design engineering, and biotechnology that form the basis for high‐performance, biofluid‐activated energy devices are discussed. Innovations in hybrid manufacturing and heterogeneous integration of device components to maximize power output are also included. Finally, key challenges and future scopes of this nascent field are provided.