Implantable electronics to monitor vital signs and perform other functions could one day be powered with tiny generators that harvest the body's energy.
Cellulose nanogenerators could one day power implanted biomedical devices
Implantable electronics that can deliver drugs, monitor vital signs and perform other health-related roles are on the horizon. But finding a way to power them remains a challenge. Now scientists have built a flexible nanogenerator out of cellulose, an abundant natural material, that could potentially harvest energy from the body — its heartbeats, blood flow and other almost imperceptible but constant movements. Their report appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
