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ReviewExploration (Beijing, China)2024

Minimally invasive power sources for implantable electronics.

Ming Xu, Yuheng Liu, Kai Yang, Shaoyin Li, Manman Wang, Jianan Wang, Dong Yang, Maxim Shkunov, S Ravi P Silva, Fernando A Castro and 1 more

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Review in Exploration (Beijing, China), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Biointegrated Battery-Based Electroceuticals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  4. Recent advances in transducers for through-tissue ultrasonic power transfer.Progress in biomedical engineering (Bristol, England) · 2026
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  13. Smart Dust for Chemical Mapping.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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  14. Advances in electrical stimulation for wound healing.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  18. Next generation of gastrointestinal electrophysiology devices.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ming XuAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-3824
Yuheng LiuDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
Kai YangAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-1495
Shaoyin LiAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
Manman WangAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
Jianan WangDepartment of Environmental Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China.
Dong YangThe Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an China.
Maxim ShkunovAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
S Ravi P SilvaAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
Fernando A CastroAdvanced Technology Institute University of Surrey Guildford Surrey UK.
Yunlong ZhaoNational Physical Laboratory Teddington Middlesex UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-7315

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As implantable medical electronics (IMEs) developed for healthcare monitoring and biomedical therapy are extensively explored and deployed clinically, the demand for non-invasive implantable biomedical electronics is rapidly surging. Current rigid and bulky implantable microelectronic power sources are prone to immune rejection and incision, or cannot provide enough energy for long-term use, which greatly limits the development of miniaturized implantable medical devices. Herein, a comprehensive review of the historical development of IMEs and the applicable miniaturized power sources along with their advantages and limitations is given. Despite recent advances in microfabrication techniques, biocompatible materials have facilitated the development of IMEs system toward non-invasive, ultra-flexible, bioresorbable, wireless and multifunctional, progress in the development of minimally invasive power sources in implantable systems has remained limited. Here three promising minimally invasive power sources summarized, including energy storage devices (biodegradable primary batteries, rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors), human body energy harvesters (nanogenerators and biofuel cells) and wireless power transfer (far-field radiofrequency radiation, near-field wireless power transfer, ultrasonic and photovoltaic power transfer). The energy storage and energy harvesting mechanism, configurational design, material selection, output power and in vivo applications are also discussed. It is expected to give a comprehensive understanding of the minimally invasive power sources driven IMEs system for painless health monitoring and biomedical therapy with long-term stable functions.

Indexed as

energy harvestingenergy storageimplantable electronicspower sourcewireless power

Identifiers

PMID38854488
PMCPMC10867386

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