Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine
Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine
A new generation of self-sustainable and wearable Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is introduced. Two different types of energy - chemical energy found in urine and mechanical energy harvested by manual pumping - were converted to electrical energy. The wearable system is fabricated using flexible MFCs with urine used as the feedstock for the bacteria, which was pumped by a manual foot pump. The pump was developed using check valves and soft tubing. The MFC system has been assembled within a pair of socks.
Taghavi, Majid
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Stinchcombe, Andrew
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Greenman, John
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Mattoli, Virgilio
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Beccai, Lucia
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Mazzolai, Barbara
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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30 September 2014
Taghavi, Majid
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Greenman, John
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Mattoli, Virgilio
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Beccai, Lucia
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Mazzolai, Barbara
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Taghavi, Majid, Stinchcombe, Andrew, Greenman, John, Mattoli, Virgilio, Beccai, Lucia, Mazzolai, Barbara and Ieropoulos, Ioannis
(2014)
Wearable self sufficient MFC communication system powered by urine.
Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (pp. 131–138).
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A new generation of self-sustainable and wearable Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is introduced. Two different types of energy - chemical energy found in urine and mechanical energy harvested by manual pumping - were converted to electrical energy. The wearable system is fabricated using flexible MFCs with urine used as the feedstock for the bacteria, which was pumped by a manual foot pump. The pump was developed using check valves and soft tubing. The MFC system has been assembled within a pair of socks.
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Published date: 30 September 2014
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Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (pp. 131–138), 2014-09-30
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Majid Taghavi
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Andrew Stinchcombe
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John Greenman
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Virgilio Mattoli
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Lucia Beccai
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Barbara Mazzolai
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