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A battery composed of a polypyrrole cathode and a magnesium alloy anode-Toward a bioelectric battery

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Abstract

  • "A bioelectric battery can be implanted into the human body and relies on oxygen in the internal body fluid to produce electrical energy. In this work, a battery that uses polypyrrole doped with a biological polyelectrolyte (dextran sulfate, an anti-coagulant) as the cathode and bioresorbable Mg alloy (AZ61) as the anode was developed. This battery exhibited a discharge capacity of 565 mA h g(-1) in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH = 7.4), a commonly used electrolyte in biological research; offering a specific energy density of similar to 790W h kg(-1). The electrochemical properties of the cathode, anode and battery itself were investigated in different aqueous electrolytes. Cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, AC impedance, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and field-emission scanning microscopy techniques were applied for characterization. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved."

UOW Authors

  •   Kong, Yong (external author)
  •   Wang, Caiyun
  •   Yang, Yang (external author)
  •   Too, Chee O. (external author)
  •   Wallace, Gordon

Publication Date

  • 2012

Citation

  • Kong, Y., Wang, C., Yang, Y., Too, C. O. & Wallace, G. G. (2012). A battery composed of a polypyrrole cathode and a magnesium alloy anode-Toward a bioelectric battery. Synthetic Metals, 162 (7-8), 584-589.

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  • 2-s2.0-84862832749

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  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1258&context=aiimpapers

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  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/aiimpapers/259

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Number Of Pages

  • 5

Start Page

  • 584

End Page

  • 589

Volume

  • 162

Issue

  • 7-8

Place Of Publication

  • Switzerland

Abstract

  • "A bioelectric battery can be implanted into the human body and relies on oxygen in the internal body fluid to produce electrical energy. In this work, a battery that uses polypyrrole doped with a biological polyelectrolyte (dextran sulfate, an anti-coagulant) as the cathode and bioresorbable Mg alloy (AZ61) as the anode was developed. This battery exhibited a discharge capacity of 565 mA h g(-1) in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH = 7.4), a commonly used electrolyte in biological research; offering a specific energy density of similar to 790W h kg(-1). The electrochemical properties of the cathode, anode and battery itself were investigated in different aqueous electrolytes. Cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, AC impedance, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and field-emission scanning microscopy techniques were applied for characterization. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved."

UOW Authors

  •   Kong, Yong (external author)
  •   Wang, Caiyun
  •   Yang, Yang (external author)
  •   Too, Chee O. (external author)
  •   Wallace, Gordon

Publication Date

  • 2012

Citation

  • Kong, Y., Wang, C., Yang, Y., Too, C. O. & Wallace, G. G. (2012). A battery composed of a polypyrrole cathode and a magnesium alloy anode-Toward a bioelectric battery. Synthetic Metals, 162 (7-8), 584-589.

Scopus Eid

  • 2-s2.0-84862832749

Ro Full-text Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1258&context=aiimpapers

Ro Metadata Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/aiimpapers/259

Has Global Citation Frequency

Number Of Pages

  • 5

Start Page

  • 584

End Page

  • 589

Volume

  • 162

Issue

  • 7-8

Place Of Publication

  • Switzerland