Muscle-actuated power generator using cultured cardiomyocytes and PZT fiber.
A novel bio hybrid micro power generator using cardiomyocytes on a polymer wire is proposed. Cultured cardiomyocytes convert chemical energy into kinetic energy efficiently and beat themselves autonomously. PZT fiber was utilized for cell immobilized substrate and electro-mechanical coupling material. In this paper, two preliminary experimental results were shown to prove this principle.
Ishisaka
Tomoji
T
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo university of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.
Sato
Hiroshi
H
Akiyama
Yoshitake
Y
Furukawa
Yuji
Y
Morishima
Keisuke
K
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D008904:Miniaturization; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000502:physiology*; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry*
D009757:Nylons; D047011:Silk; D010984:Platinum