Subcutaneous power supply by NIR-II light

Shanzhi Lyu, Yonglin He, Xinglei Tao, Yuge Yao, Xiangyi Huang, Yingchao Ma, Zhimin Peng, Yanjun Ding and Yapei Wang ()
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Shanzhi Lyu: Renmin University of China
Yonglin He: Renmin University of China
Xinglei Tao: Renmin University of China
Yuge Yao: Tsinghua University
Xiangyi Huang: Renmin University of China
Yingchao Ma: Renmin University of China
Zhimin Peng: Tsinghua University
Yanjun Ding: Tsinghua University
Yapei Wang: Renmin University of China

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Implantable medical devices are wished to be recharged via contactless power transfer technologies without interventional operations. Superior to subcutaneous power supply by visible light or electromagnetic wave, second near-infrared (NIR-II) light is predicted to possess 60 times subcutaneous power transmission but hard to be utilized. Here we report a photo-thermal-electric converter via the combination of photothermal conversion and thermoelectric conversion. It is able to generate an output power as high as 195 mW under the coverage of excised tissues, presenting advantages of non-invasion, high output power, negligible biological damage, and deep tissue penetration. As an in vivo demonstration, the output power of a packaged converter in the abdominal cavity of a rabbit reaches 20 mW under NIR-II light irradiation through the rabbit skin with a thickness of 8.5 mm. This value is high enough to recharge an implanted high-power-consumption wireless camera and transfer video signal out of body in real-time.

Date: 2022
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