TY - JOUR
T1 - Self sufficient wireless transmitter powered by foot-pumped urine operating wearable MFC
AU - Taghavi, Majid
AU - Stinchcombe, Andrew
AU - Greenman, John
AU - Mattoli, Virgilio
AU - Beccai, Lucia
AU - Mazzolai, Barbara
AU - Melhuish, Christopher R
AU - Ieropoulos, Ioannis
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - The first self-sufficient system, powered by a wearable energy generator based on microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is introduced. MFCs made from compliant material were developed in the frame of a pair of socks, which was fed by urine via a manual gaiting pump. The simple and single loop cardiovascular fish circulatory system was used as the inspiration for the design of the manual pump. A wireless programmable communication module, engineered to operate within the range of the generated electricity, was employed, which opens a new avenue for research in the utilisation of waste products for powering portable as well as wearable electronics.
AB - The first self-sufficient system, powered by a wearable energy generator based on microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is introduced. MFCs made from compliant material were developed in the frame of a pair of socks, which was fed by urine via a manual gaiting pump. The simple and single loop cardiovascular fish circulatory system was used as the inspiration for the design of the manual pump. A wireless programmable communication module, engineered to operate within the range of the generated electricity, was employed, which opens a new avenue for research in the utilisation of waste products for powering portable as well as wearable electronics.
U2 - 10.1088/1748-3190/11/1/016001
DO - 10.1088/1748-3190/11/1/016001
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 1748-3182
VL - 11
JO - Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
JF - Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
IS - 1
M1 - 016001
ER -