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Materials, Designs, and Operational Characteristics for Fully Biodegradable Primary Batteries
Author(s) -
Yin Lan,
Huang Xian,
Xu Hangxun,
Zhang Yanfeng,
Lam Jasper,
Cheng Jianjun,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201306304
Subject(s) - materials science , battery (electricity) , electronics , nanotechnology , light emitting diode , diode , power (physics) , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Biodegradable electronics represent an emerging class of technology with potential to provide advanced semiconductor functionality in temporary biomedical implants. This work reported a biodegradable primary battery as a potential power source for these systems, which uses biodegradable metal foils and polyanhydride packages. Monolithically integrating cells yields battery packs with sufficient power to operate conventional light emitting diodes and radio transmitters.