A pair of socks embedded in microbial fuel cell (MFC) has succeeded in providing power for a wireless transmitter and signaling to a personal computer, the US media said. This MFC uses urine as fuel and is driven by the wearer walking cycle. This is the first self-contained power generation system that relies on MFC wearable generators to provide power.

According to the US Daily Scientific website reported on December 11, the research results of the scientific papers published in the USA "Biological Inspiration and Bionic" bimonthly.e. This is the first self-contained power generation system that relies on MFC wearable generators to provide power.

The paper was led by Prof. Yannis Hieropoulos of the Bristol Bioenergy Center at the University of West England, UK.ion and Bionic" bimonthly.e. This is the first self-contained power generation system that relies on MFC wearable generators to provide power.

It reported that the socks embedded in soft MFC using fresh urine as fuel, and generate electric power by wearer walking. In general, the MFC relies on a prime electric pump to allow the urine to circulate in the battery, but this test relies entirely on human motion. The manual pump used in this test is similar to the fish circulation system, which allows the urine to circulate to generate electricity in the MFC. The hoses installed under the heels can be used to ensure frequent liquid push-pull by walking. This wearable MFC system succeeded in supplying power for a wireless transmission board to send a message to the receiver module controlled by the PC every two minutes.

Prof. Yannis Hieropoulos said "We had previously used a urine-fueled MFC to supply power for a cell phone, and we wanted to confirm that if we could copy this success with wearable technology. And we also want this system to be completely self-sufficient, that means to supply power only by human - urine as fuel and foot movement as a pump. "

he manual pump used in this test is similar to the fish circulation system, which allows the urine to circulate to generate electricity in the MFC. The hoses installed under the heels can be used to ensure frequent liquid push-pull by walking. This wearable MFC system succeeded in supplying power for a wireless transmission board to send a message to the receiver module controlled by the PC every two minutes.

(From: China News Network;  Source: Reference News Network)