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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6678-3
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2014.7006148
