Date Approved

5-16-2019

Embargo Period

5-17-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MS Chemical Engineering

Department

Chemical Engineering

College

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering

First Advisor

Noshadi, Iman

Second Advisor

Mugweru, Amos

Third Advisor

Beachley, Vince

Subject(s)

Implants, Artificial--Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials

Disciplines

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering | Chemical Engineering

Abstract

The development of materials capable of harmlessly being broken down and removed from the body is a crucial step towards the development of short-term application electronic biomedical implants. Once developed, these implants, known as bioresorbable electronics, will open a wide array of temporary applications in the field of biomedical implantable devices. Necessary to the operation of bioresorbable electronics within the body is a power source that is similarly biocompatible and biodegradable. To this end, enhanced carbon-based materials and a bio-ionic liquid were developed for the fabrication of a preliminary implantable and bioresorbable battery and tested for functional properties. Electrodes were fabricated from carbonized fibers electrospun from solutions of PEO, Kraft Lignin, and a metal salt. The electrolyte was fabricated from fibers electrospun from solutions of PEO, GelMA, and Choline Acrylate. A complete battery set-up with both the fabricated anode, cathode, and electrolyte was characterized using Chronopotentiometry to obtain a potential value of 1.3 volts at an applied current density 0.71 µA /cm2.

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