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ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Galvanic-Cell-Based Self-Powered Bioelectronic Devices.

Yu Xin, Longfei Chen, Bin Sun, Fangping Tang, Yamin Zhang

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Review in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biointegrated Battery-Based Electroceuticals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Galvanic-Cell-Based Self-Powered Bioelectronic Devices.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yu XinDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-2337-748X
Longfei ChenDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
Bin SunDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
Fangping TangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
Yamin ZhangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-4890-1265

Funding

A*STAR MTC Young Individual Research Grant M24N8c0111Chinese Government Scholarship 202306150046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioelectronic devices hold significant promise for advancing biomedical technologies, addressing critical healthcare challenges, and improving the quality of human life. Conventional bioelectronic devices are typically powered by external, bulky batteries connected by extended electrical wires, which limit the compactness and miniaturization of bioelectronics, restrict patient mobility, and increase the risk of complications such as infections and device-related failures. This perspective discusses the emerging concept of galvanic-cell-based self-powered bioelectronic devices, in which galvanic electrodes serve directly as the tissue-contacting interfaces. We provide an overview of the principles and working mechanisms of biocompatible galvanic cells in galvanic devices for diverse biomedical applications, including electrical modulation, chemical and biochemical modulation, and hybrid electrical/(bio)chemical modulation, along with their control strategies: passive control and active control. Furthermore, we envision that the advancement of galvanic devices will represent a promising direction for biomedical applications, despite the presence of inherent challenges.

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Bioelectric Energy SourcesAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsElectric Power SuppliesElectrodesHumansBiocompatible Materialsbatterybioelectronicsbiomedical devicesgalvanic cellself‐powered

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PMID40891592
PMCPMC12710566

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