A French research team has successfully implanted glucose biofuel cell in rats — yielding enough electricity to run a pacemaker without the indigence for a electric battery .
conduce by Joseph Fournier University biomedical engineer Phllippe Cinquin , the inquiry team found that the implanted biofuel cell — which generate electrical energy by using enzymes to oxidize the glucose already in the trunk — was able to systematically generate up to 6.5 microwatts , with a maximal output of 24.4 microwatts . The medium cardiac pacemaker only needs 10 microwatts .
Cinquin hopes than in 5 to 10 years , the glucose biofuel cells could be used to unravel human implants like bone growth simulators , insulin pumps , and biosensors , as well as SA node .
( ViaPhysOrg )
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