Community grant helping to make biodegradable battery a reality

By Lisa Wachsmuth
October 7 2015 - 4:30pm
Power source: UOW researcher Xiaoteng Jia is working on a biodegradable battery that can power bionic implants and then disappear without trace in the body.
Power source: UOW researcher Xiaoteng Jia is working on a biodegradable battery that can power bionic implants and then disappear without trace in the body.

A biodegradable battery that will power the next generation of bionic implants is one step closer to reality thanks to an Illawarra community grant.

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