Nanogenerator for Pacemakers
August 12, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
In animal studies, bioengineers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Daejeon, South Korea) have developed a piezoelectric nanogenerator that produces electricity from the animal’s muscle movements. They believe a similar device for humans could end the need for battery replacements for implantable devices like pacemakers. MORE
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