LAMINATED BATTERY

摘要

A laminated battery structure which comprises a plastic housing with an interior region and a cell region; where the cell assemvly is located in th einterior region. The cell assembly comprises a current collector (54) and an anode (52), said current collector (54) and anode (52) being physically separated from one another, and a catalyst immobilized within the interior region on a separator (56) that comprises a support material, or the current collector. The catalyst is capable of catalysing a reaction of an activating substance (e.g. fuel such as glucose) to produce an oxidant and electrolyte. Reduction of the oxidant at the current collector (54) generates a potential difference. In a preferred embodiment the disposable micro-battery exploits the catalytic conversion of an enzyme such as glucose oxidase on an activator such as glucose.