A Flexible and Implantable Glucose Fuel Cell

A glucose fuel cell for reception into a given constrained volume of implantation in a vertebrate in which the glucose fuel cell has access to fluid containing glucose. The fuel cell includes an anode adapted to oxidize the glucose, a cathode adapted to reduce an oxidant, and a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode and separating the anode from the cathode. At least one of the anode or cathode define a flexible sheet that is geometrically deformed to be receivable into the given constrained volume of implantation and increase volumetric power density. Related methods of making a glucose fuel cell of this type and implantable assemblies including the glucose fuel cell are also disclosed.

Researchers

Jakub Kedzierski / Benjamin Rapoport / Michale S Fee / Rahul Sarpeshkar / Jeremy Muldavin / Todd Thorsen

Departments: Lincoln Laboratory, DLC Heads Science
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Health Monitoring / Biotechnology: Biomedical Devices & Systems, Sensors & Monitoring, Synthetic Biology / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices / Sensing & Imaging: Chemical & Radiation Sensing
Impact Areas: Healthy Living

  • flexible and implantable glucose fuel cell
    United States of America | Granted | 10,297,835

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