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Today's consumers of portable electronics consumers are demanding devices not only deliver more power but also work healthy for the environment. This fact alone has lead major corporations like Intel, BIC, Duracell and Microsoft to believe that Microfuel Cells could be the next-generation power source for electronic products. Compact and readable, Microfuels Principles and Applications, offers engineers and product designers a reference unsurpassed by any other in the market. The book starts with a clear and rigorous exposition of the fundamentals engineering principles governing energy conversion for small electronic devices, followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications. The authors provide original points of view on all types of commercially available micro fuel cells types, including micro proton exchange membrane fuel cells, micro direct methanol fuel cells, micro solid oxide fuel cells and micro bio-fuel cells. The book also contains a detailed introduction to the fabrication of the components and the assembly of the system, making it a valuable reference both in terms of its application to product design and understanding micro engineering principles. 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.

Preface	p. v
About the Editor	p. vi
About the Contributors	p. vii
Electrolytes for Long-Life, Ultra Low-Power Direct Methanol Fuel Cells	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Perfluorinated Polymer Proton Exchange Membranes	p. 9
Non-Nafion Polymer Proton Exchange Membranes	p. 24
Inorganic Membranes	p. 37
Conclusions	p. 43
M... MORE	p. 51
Introduction	p. 52
Miniaturization	p. 56
Microfabricated Fuel Cells	p. 58
Example: Grafted Porous Silicon-Based Miniature Fuel Cells	p. 88
Conclusion	p. 93
Acknowledgments	p. 94
Advances in Microfluidic Fuel Cells	p. 99
Introduction	p. 100
Microfluidic Fuel Cell Fundamentals	p. 104
Channel Fabrication, Electrode Patterning, and Integration	p. 108
Technical Advances in Microfluidic Fuel Cells	p. 112
Conclusion and Challenges Ahead	p. 133
Acknowledgments	p. 137
Development of Fabrication/Integration Technology for Micro Tubular SOFCs	p. 141
Introduction	p. 142
Fabrication and Characterization of Micro Tubular SOFCs	p. 144
Characterization of Micro Tubular SOFCs	p. 155
Bundle and Stack Design for Micro Tubular SOFCs	p. 167
Concluding Remarks	p. 175
Acknowledgments	p. 176
Enzymatic Biofuel Cells	p. 179
Introduction and Background	p. 181
Similarities and Differences to Traditional Fuel Cell Catalysts	p. 186
Enzymatic Bioelectrocatalysis	p. 191
Mediated Electron Transfer vs. Direct Electron Transfer	p. 197
FAD-Dependent Enzymes	p. 207
Deep Oxidation of Biofuel Cells	p. 209
Biocathodes	p. 217
Enzyme Immobilization	p. 221
Enzymatic Fuel Cell Design	p. 225
Nanomaterials in Enzymatic Biofuel Cells	p. 231
Conclusions	p. 235
Acknowledgements	p. 236
Glucose Biosensors-Recent Advances in the Field of Diabetes Management	p. 243
Introduction	p. 244
Principles of Glucose Biosensing	p. 245
Electrochemical Sensing of Glucose	p. 247
Alternative Methods of Enzyme Immobilization	p. 253
Nanotechnology in Biosensors	p. 269
Stabilization of Enzymes	p. 275
Optical Methods for Sensing Glucose	p. 276
Miniaturization	p. 278
Continuous Monitoring	p. 279
Commercial Biosensors	p. 281
Conclusions and Future	p. 283
Index	p. 293
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