Alternative Power Supply System and Circuits for Low-Power Biomedical and Implantable Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Biomedical and implantable devices mostly rely on external power sources, such as batteries, as their primary energy source. However, batteries have a limited supply of energy and have to be recharged or replaced once all the chemical energy stored in the active mass is consumed. Although enzymatic and non-enzymatic biological fuel (biofuel) cells are still plague by low power densities and short lifetimes, a considerable amount of research on biofuel cells and nano-energy harvesting technologies has been conducted in the field since 1911 in order to enable the realization of enzymatic biofuel cells and nano-energy harvesters as power sources for biomedical and implantable devices; thus, decreasing our reliance on batteries. Due to the rapid developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology, micrometer and nanometer scale power storage and energy harvesting technologies are being developed to address these critical issues. Combining power management circuitry and advanced micro/nanotechnologies enables the fabrication and development of novel energy storage and harvesting technologies to supply continuous source of power to biomedical and implantable devices. The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality research papers, as well as review articles, addressing recent advances on biofuel cells and energy harvesting technologies.

Prof. Dr. Gymama Slaughter
Guest Editor

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• Development of non-enzymatic or enzymatic biofuel cells
• Development of piezoelectric, thermoelectric, or electromagnetic energy harvesters
• Design of novel ambient RF energy harvester systems
• Fuel Cell Technologies & Applications
• Photovoltaic Technologies & Applications
• Power management in energy harvesting sensors or biosensors
• Case Studies & Best Practices
• Other