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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Stefano Lo Priore, Dallas, TX (US);
Michele Palmieri, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Ubaldo Mastromatteo, Bareggio, IT;
Stefano Lo Priore, Dallas, TX (US);
Michele Palmieri, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Ubaldo Mastromatteo, Bareggio, IT;
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
A microfuel cell includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced-apart PEM dividers extending outwardly to define anodic and cathodic microfluidic channels. An anodic catalyst/electrode lines at least a portion of the anodic microfluidic channels, and a cathodic catalyst/electrode lines at least a portion of the cathodic microfluidic channels. Each anodic and cathodic catalyst/electrode may extend beneath an adjacent portion of a PEM divider in some embodiments. Alternately, the microfuel cell may include a plurality of stacked substrates, in which a first substrate has first microfluidic fuel cell reactant channels. A PEM layer may be adjacent the first surface of the first substrate, an anodic catalyst/electrode layer may be adjacent one side of the PEM layer, and a cathodic catalyst/electrode layer may be adjacent an opposite side of the PEM layer. An adhesive layer may secure the first substrate to an adjacent substrate defining at least a second microfluidic fuel cell reactant channel.