Scientists develop self-powered pacemaker

A team of Korean scientists have invented a self-powered semi-permanent cardiac pacemaker using advanced nanotechnology.

An artificial cardiac pacemaker is generally a piece of medical equipment which is implanted into the human body to regulate the heartbeat of people suffering from arrhythmia.

The new pacemaker runs by harvesting electrical energy from the patient’s minute body movements to stimulate the heart.

This technological advance could ease the use of self-powered flexible energy harvesters, not only extending the lifetime of cardiac pacemakers but also realizing real-time heart monitoring.

Source: Radio Pakistan
Published: 26 June 2014

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