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This is a miniaturized biological solar cell assembled micro-BSC device. Credit: Seokheun Choi

New solar cell could power point-of-care medical devices in limited-resource regions. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have created a micro-scale biological solar cell that generates a higher power density for longer than any existing cell of its kind. A microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system that generates its own power is essential for stand-alone, independent, self-sustainable point-of-care diagnostic devices to work in limited-resource and remote regions. Miniaturized biological solar cells (or micro-BSCs) can be the most suitable power source for those applications because the technique resembles Earth’s natural ecosystem.

“Micro-BSCs can continuously generate el...