Graphene-based Piezoelectric Supercapacitors for Self-Powered Medical Implants Pilot Project Agreement
2021-09-13 11:49 ET - News Release
Mr. Craig Nicol reports
GMG SUPPORTS QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF PIEZO-SUPERCAPACITORS FOR SELF-POWERED MEDICAL IMPLANTS
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. has formalized its support to Queensland University of Technology's Centre for Biomedical Technologies (CBT) for the development of piezo-supercapacitors for self-powered medical implants by a pilot project agreement. The agreement details Graphene Manufacturing Group's contribution of expertise and graphene for the project.
The initial industry engagement grant, entitled "Piezoelectric Supercapacitors for Self-Powered Medical Implants," was awarded to Prof. Cameron Brown, associate professor Deepak Dubal, Dr. Hong Duc Pham and the chief scientific officer of Graphene Manufacturing Group, Dr. Ashok Kumar Nanjundan.
Most modern electrical medical implants (such as pacemakers, insulin delivery pumps) actively regulate or replace bodily functions and thus require batteries capable of reliably functioning for many years without failure. Implanted batteries typically require secondary surgeries for replacement, incurring significant inconvenience to patients in the forms of high costs, discomfort and the risk of infection.
This project aims to develop capability for self-charging medical implants by engineering a novel power unit called a piezo-supercapacitor, which can harvest human body motions, converting that energy into electricity and store it, in a single unit. The concept is based on a mechanism that hybridizes the two processes into one, where the mechanical energy is directly converted and simultaneously stored as electrochemical energy without going through the intermediate step of converting into electricity.
About Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd.
Graphene Manufacturing Group is a clean tech, disruptive company that produces graphene and hydrogen by cracking methane (natural gas) instead of mining graphite. By use of the company's proprietary process, Graphene Manufacturing Group can produce high-quality, low-cost, scalable, tunable and no-contaminant/low-contaminant graphene -- enabling demonstrated cost and environmental improvements in a number of world-scale planet-friendly/clean tech applications. Using this low-input-cost source of graphene, the company is developing value-added products that target the massive energy efficiency and energy storage markets.
The company is also pursuing additional opportunities for Graphene Manufacturing Group graphene, including the development of next-generation batteries, collaborating with world-leading universities in Australia and investigating the opportunity to enhance the performance of lubricating oils, biodiesel and diesel fuels.
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