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MICROSIZE ENERGY SOURCES FOR IMPLANTABLE AND WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

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The creation of implantable devices that support the functioning of the body is an important area in the field of medical technology. Many of these devices require a power supply, and it is desirable that such sources work during the entire period of implantation, even in the case of a lifelong implant installation. The published data on energy sources for powering implantable and wearable medical devices is reviewed. A comparative assessment of the characteristics of biofuel cells as the most developed version of an implantable energy source with other renewable sources of electric energy based on thermo-, piezo-, electrostatic (ES), magneto-, and photo-converters is given. Particular attention is paid to the use of implantable devices that can serve as a source of energy for low-power systems: micropumps, pacemakers, neuroimplants, etc.

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  1. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Biological Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, Russia

    Yu. V. Plekhanova, S. E. Tarasov & A. N. Reshetilov

  2. Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 121205, Moscow, Russia

    A. S. Somov

  3. National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia

    D. S. Bol’shin, M. V. Vishnevskaya & P. M. Gotovtsev

  4. Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Department of Physics, 119991, Moscow, Russia

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Plekhanova, Y.V., Tarasov, S.E., Somov, A.S. et al. MICROSIZE ENERGY SOURCES FOR IMPLANTABLE AND WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES. Nanotechnol Russia 14, 511–522 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078019060144

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