RIS ID
113958
Abstract
Transient implantable medical bionics offer great promise in the field of smart controlled release and tissue regeneration. On-board energy storage is the ideal power system to drive them. In this work, a critical component of such a device, a biodegradable polymer electrolyte (silk fibroin-choline nitrate) has been developed. The efficiency of this electrolyte is demonstrated when deployed in a biodegradable thin-film magnesium battery. The battery, encapsulated in silk, offers a specific capacity of 0.06 mAh cm-2. The enzymatic degradation of the whole device occurs over 45 days in the buffered protease XIV solution. A programmed battery lifetime can be achieved using silk protection layers. This battery system provides a new avenue for an on-board biodegradable power source for next-generation transient medical bionics.
Grant Number
ARC/CE140100012
Grant Number
ARC/FL110100196
Publication Details
Jia, X., Wang, C., Ranganathan, V., Napier, B., Yu, C., Chao, Y., Forsyth, M., Omenetto, F. G., MacFarlane, D. R. & Wallace, G. G. (2017). A Biodegradable Thin-Film Magnesium Primary Battery Using Silk Fibroin-Ionic Liquid Polymer Electrolyte. ACS Energy Letters, 2 (4), 831-836.