✦ LIBER ✦
Electrochemical power sources for pacemakers: Electrocatalytic investigation of various oxygen cathodes using stainless steel anodes
✍ Scribed by Reynolds, L. W. ;Tye, F. ;Thronton, C. ;Srinivasan, S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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✦ Synopsis
Electrochemical cells consisting of stainless steel anodes and platinum black cathodes are attractive as power producers for cardiac pacemakers. The maximum power of these systems is of the right order. The electrocatalytic activity of various oxygen electrodes follows the same order in blood, as ascertained from in vivo studies, and in simple aqueons electrolytes. Subcutaneous implantation of the stainless steel anodes is preferable to intraperitonial insertion. The activity of a stainless steel anode is entirely due to its dissolution.