Gaspar, Pedro DinisFelizardo, VirginieGarcia, Nuno M.2019-10-112019-10-112014-04Gaspar, Pedro & Felizardo, Virginie & Garcia, Nuno. (2014). Energy-Harvesting Methods for Medical Devices. 10.1142/9789814525466_0011.978-981-4525-45-9http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7237The evolution of medical equipments and health care involve the miniaturization of devices related to that area. The biggest challenge to this goal is the reduction of battery and/or a search for alternative energy sources. In this chapter, we discuss some sources for energy harvesting, its main methods of conversion, and several applications developed for medical equipments. In order to provide some future prospects, the current state of technology and future trends are addressed, accessing some possible approaches in the development of medical equipments.engbook part10.1142/9789814525466_0011