Major corporations like Intel, BIC, Duracell and Microsoft believe that Micro Fuel Cells could be THE next-generation power source for consumer electronic products. Biomedical researchers believe that health-care devices powered by Micro Fuel Cells could revolutionize everything from open heart surgery to diabetes-control.
This book offers research engineers and product designers a totally unique reference to these cutting edge power sources. Within its compact, to-the-point text, the author and his panel of distinguished scientists cover the fabrication of micro fuel cell components, the assembly of systems based on them, and their practical applications.
*An overview of the micro fuel cell systems and applications.
*A detailed introduction to the fabrication of the components and the assembly of the system.
*Original points of view on prospects of micro fuel cells.
Table Of Contents:
Introduction Fundamentals of Energy Conversation for Micro Fuel Cells
Chapter 1 Micro Fuel Cells
S. R. Narayanan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadera, CA, USA.
Chapter 2 MEMS-based micro fuel cells: promising power sources for portable electronics
Laboratoire FEMTO-ST, Département L.P.M.O., U.M.R. 6174, 32, Avenue de l?Observatoire, 25044 Besançon Cedex, France.
Chapter 3 Micro Proton Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
S. S. Hsieh
Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chapter 4 Membranes and Fuel Cells for Low-Power Wireless Devices
P. A. Kohl School of Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Chapter 5 Development of Fabrication/Integration Technology for Micro Tubular SOFC
Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japan.
Chapter 6 Enzymatic Fuel Cells
S. D. Minteer
Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, USA.
Chapter 7 Glucose biosensors
S. P. J. Higson
Cranfield Health, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire MK45 4DT, UK.