{"id":22897,"date":"2017-12-22T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T15:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=22897"},"modified":"2021-05-22T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T20:24:58","slug":"binghamton-university-stretchable-battery-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/binghamton-university-stretchable-battery-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"Binghamton University Researchers Develop Stretchable Battery From Fabric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers from Binghamton University &#8212; State University of New York has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/news\/story\/925\/scientists-create-stretchable-battery-made-entirely-out-of-fabric\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">created<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a new battery that is both flexible and stretchable. Made entirely from fabric, this new battery is powered by bacteria and so is environmentally friendly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new biobattery could potentially be used in wearable electronics one day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research is led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/ece\/people\/faculty_staff_profiles\/seokheun.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seokheun (Sean) Choi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, assistant professor in the Electrical and Engineering Department and director of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ws.binghamton.edu\/choi\/people.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bioelectronics &amp; Microsystems Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biobattery\u2019s fabric body allows for it to be stretched and twisted without hindering its capabilities. During the study, the biobattery\u2019s electricity-generating ability remained stable when put through stretching and twisting cycles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum power that this biobattery produced is similar to that of a series of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfsuny.org\/RF-News\/Binghamton-Origami-Battery\/Binghamton---Origami-Battery.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paper-based microbial fuel cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> previously created by Choi and his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gnQ3zW63KlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Textile-based biobatteries are particularly useful and necessary as an energy technology because they are built to provide a more sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to traditional batteries and enzymatic fuel cells. Integrating such a device into wearable electronic devices also makes sense since sweat from the human body can potentially serve as a fuel that can support bacterial viability, adding to its long-term operating potential. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTextile-based wearable electronics have recently emerged as a technology that promises next-generation, ubiquitous health monitoring,\u201d said Choi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are challenges to the technology though, Choi explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[T]here has been a significant challenge in creating a truly self-reliant and stand-alone wearable sensing system that does not rely on an external power source,\u201d he said. \u201cTraditional battery-operated wearable devices cannot realize long-term advanced functionality because of finite energy budgets available from existing batteries. Furthermore, the batteries are too bulky, rigid, and heavy to be integrated in thin, lightweight, and flexible fabric-based devices. Even the latest advances in flexible energy storage devices such as supercapacitor and lithium ion batteries have not been considered as a sole potential platform for self-sustaining, practical use because of their low energy capacity and frequent recharging requirements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health concerns due to microbial cytotoxicity have also stood in the way of the technology\u2019s development, making microbial fuel cells (MFCs) \u201carguably the most underdeveloped for wearable electronic applications,\u201d said Choi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notwithstanding these challenges, Choi believes that the technology has utmost potential for wearable electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the literature, reported work on the wearable MFCs was either unavailable or quite limited. However, if we consider that humans possess more than 3.8\u00d71013 bacterial cells compared with 3.0\u00d71013 human cells in their bodies, the direct use of bacterial cells as a power resource interdependently with the human body is conceivable for wearable electronics. The MFCs can be the most suitable power source for wearable electronics because the whole microbial cells as a biocatalyst provide stable enzymatic reactions and long life time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key to success lies in the use of sweat as a potential source of fuel for the MFCs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSweat generated from the human body can be a potential fuel to support bacterial viability, providing the long-term operation of the MFCs,\u201d said Choi. \u201cThis stretchable and twistable power device printed directly onto a single textile substrate can establish a standardized platform for textile-based biobatteries and will be potentially integrated into wearable electronics in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study is <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/aenm.201702261\/full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Advanced Energy Materials.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers from Binghamton University &#8212; State University of New York has created a new battery that is both flexible and stretchable. 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