Battery-free implantable medical device draws energy directly from human body
UCLA and University of Connecticut scientists design supercapacitor that could make pacemakers and other instruments safer and more durable
Researchers from UCLA and the University of Connecticut have designed a new biofriendly energy storage system called a biological supercapacitor, which operates using charged particles, or ions, from fluids in the human body. The device is harmless to the body’s biological systems, and it could lead to longer-lasting cardiac pacemakers and other implantable medical devices. (more…)