Suitability of a thermoelectric power generator for implantable medical electronic devices

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 5790-5800

  Yang, Yang ^a   Wei, Xiao Juan ^a   Liu, Jing ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BIOLOGICAL BODY; IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES; THERMAL CONDITIONS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 34548449434     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/18/042     Document Type: Article

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