Could this be used with type-2 diabetes, converting excess blood glucose into electricity? The article doesn't state though how much glucose (mg/dl) is converted, so one cannot say, if the conversion is relevant.
I've always thought this would be a good idea, being able to generate electricity from sugars in the blood I was hoping someone would come up with an implementation.
Another thought I had was the reverse, sort of. Mitochondria generate proton difference to convert ADP to ATP which is used to power a cell, it would be interesting if there were away to do this with electricity, something along the lines of chloroplasts used to make sugar.
I wish I knew but that was actually the same thought I had, it's especially interesting to consider how it may interact with different types of sugars in the future
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 20.6 ms ] threadAnother thought I had was the reverse, sort of. Mitochondria generate proton difference to convert ADP to ATP which is used to power a cell, it would be interesting if there were away to do this with electricity, something along the lines of chloroplasts used to make sugar.
Is this the same thing as your body burning calories?