• DocumentCode
    1794020
  • Title

    Trehalose biofuel cells using insect hemolymph for insect robots

  • Author

    Shoji, Kan ; Akiyama, Yoko ; Suzuki, M. ; Asano, Takashi ; Nakamura, N. ; Ohno, Hideo ; Morishima, Keisuke

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    10-12 Nov. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper repots a demonstration of an IC driving by a trehalose biofuel cell (BFC) mounted on insects. First, we evaluated a trehalose oxidized anode. Then, we fabricated an insect-mountable BFC (imBFC) and the maximum power density of 42.9 μW/cm2 was obtained from the imBFC. Finally, we demonstrated to flash a LED by the imBFC. These results showed the possibility for developing a power source integrated with insects for insect cyborgs.
  • Keywords
    electrochemical electrodes; enzymatic fuel cells; microrobots; LED; insect cyborg; insect hemolymph; insect robot; insect-mountable BFC; power density; trehalose biofuel cell; trehalose oxidized anode; Anodes; Biofuels; Insects; Integrated circuits; Light emitting diodes; Robots;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2014 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Nagoya
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-6678-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MHS.2014.7006148
  • Filename
    7006148
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1794020