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Published online 12 November 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021111-1
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A miniature biofuel cell operating in a physiological buffer
Biofuel cell runs on metabolic energy to power medical implants.
Our bodies could one day power their own electronic implants. Chemists have developed a miniature battery that could run on bodily fluids to drive sensors to monitor our health.
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