A Hydroelectric Power Plant in Your Blood Vessels
October 3, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Bioengineers at Fudan University (Shanghai) have built what they call a “fiber shaped fluidic nanogenerator” which is small enough (a half micron thick) to fit inside a vein where blood flow generates electricity. It is made from a flexible and stretchable bundle of carbon nanotubes wrapped around a polymer core, with an energy conversion efficiency of 23.3%. No determination yet in animal studies of clotting potential. MORE
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