Organic Transdermal Iontophoresis Patch with Built‐in Biofuel Cell

• DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400457
• Publication Date: 2014-11-17T10:13:23Z
• Authors: Yudai Ogawa; Koichiro Kato; Takeo Miyake; Kuniaki Nagamine; Takuya Ofuji; Syuhei Yoshino; Matsuhiko Nishizawa
• Keywords: Male; Bioelectric Energy Sources; Polymers; Rhodamines; Polyurethanes; Sus scrofa; Transdermal Patch; 02 engineering and technology; Iontophoresis; Administration, Cutaneous; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; 7. Clean energy; Electric Impedance; Animals; Humans; 0210 nano-technology

A completely organic iontophoresis patch is reported. A built-in biofuel cell is mounted on the patch that generates transdermal iontophoretic administration of compounds into the skin. The amplitude of transdermal current is tuned by integrating a conducting polymer-based stretchable resistor of predetermined resistance.