Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

A group of scientists, working at the Sweden Malmo University and the Institute of Kurchatov, for the first time were able to get Ex vivo electric power generation in human blood.

Scientists report that, an enzymatic fuel cell in a vein replica that generates sustained electricity, enough to power an e-ink display, in an authentic human blood stream. We also detail a simple and safe approach for fuel cell evaluation under homeostatic conditions. Our results demonstrate proof-of-principle operation of a biocompatible and safe biodevice that could be implanted in superficial human veins, which we anticipate to be a starting point for more sophisticated investigations of personal sources of electricity.

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