Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
parameters will be measured with even more sophisticated equipment
with little to no medical intervention. More healthy lifestyles are a con-
sequence of being able to take control of our bodies.
Advanced wearable medical equipment is already being in use for
patients worldwide for the administration of insulin with controlled
dosage that depends on blood glucose levels. This makes a segment of
population more active and in control. It is expected that this trend
will be extended to several other conditions, for example spasticity and
the implantable drug pump for this condition.
The future for powering biomedical devices looks bright. Because
technology is always evolving to smaller sizes, and lower power con-
sumption, the trend should apply to energy harvesters into smaller
sizes but larger power generation. Even nanotechnology promises high-
er performance for lithium batteries. Advances using silicon nanowires
have the potential to increase charge capacity to 4,200 mAh/g (Chan
et al., 2008).
Technology is rapidly growing; this makes it a possibility of not
relying exclusively on batteries for powering electronic equipment.
Research and commercial devices show that this is possible.
