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.
Torabinejad Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, No. 10, Sayt 180, Shahin Shahr, Isfahan Co 83188-65161, Iran. jafar.kolahi@gmail.com
Jafar
J
Kolahi
Mohamadreza
M
Abrishami
Zéev
Z
Davidovitch
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*