Microfabricated biocatalytic fuel cells: a new approach to accelerating the orthodontic tooth movement.
Direct electric current is a potent biologic mean to accelerate periodontal tissue turnover and orthodontic tooth movement. The main problem associated with this approach is the source of electricity. A noninvasive, removable enzymatic micro-battery, will administer minute electric currents to the alveolar bone and oral soft tissues, utilizing glucose as a fuel, becoming a possible source of the electrical power required for accelerating the velocity of orthodontic tooth movement.
Kolahi
Jafar
J
Torabinejad Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, No. 10, Sayt 180, Shahin Shahr, Isfahan Co 83188-65161, Iran. jafar.kolahi@gmail.com
Abrishami
Mohamadreza
M
Davidovitch
Zéev
Z
D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D002384:Catalysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*