Journal
CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 404-410Publisher
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/138920110791233334
Keywords
2D and 3D Li or Li-ion thin-film microbatteries; implantable medical devices; miniaturization
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Implanted medical devices (IMDs), in particular neuro-stimulators, drug delivery chips and cochlear implants are undergoing miniaturization. Some of these miniaturized IMDs are active in the sense that they require a power source for operation. In most cases, the ideal power source needs to be an implanted battery of dimensions similar to that of the device. The state-of-the-art of battery miniaturization is reviewed with emphasis on novel Li and Li-ion two-and three-dimensional thin-film microbatteries. It is shown that three-dimensional thin-film batteries may provide a solution to the power requirements of miniaturized IMDs.
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