Saed News: Researchers at Fudan University are currently developing a new type of power-generating device based on a set of carbon nanotubes wrapped around a polymer core.
According to SAEDNEWS, based on the research result published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, electricity generation through blood circulation becomes possible.
In 2011, Swiss researchers developed tiny turbines that could theoretically be placed inside a human artery and generate a small amount of electricity through blood flow.
However, these turbines caused deadly blood clots, which somewhat reduced their use. Scientists say: “In this method, electricity is generated from the relative motion between FFNG and the solution. Two electrical layers are formed around the fiber, and then the flowing solution disturbs the symmetrical charge distribution and creates an electrical gradient along the longitudinal axis.”
It is not exactly clear how much power is produced by this device, but scientists claim that the amount of power produced by this device is very high compared to other power-generating devices and its energy conversion is more than 20 percent.
This technology is still in its early stages, but researchers say that implantation of this device in frogs has been successful and it may one day be used to power medical implants in the human body.
This research was published in Angewandte Chemie.
