Principles Of Bioelectricity.
                     PRINCIPLES OF 
BIOELECTRICITY
What is bioelectricity?
Bioelectricity is a renewable and sustainable 
electricity produced from the biomass of 
sugarcane (bagasse and straw), wood waste, 
charcoal, rice hulls, elephant grass, and other 
biomasses.
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Excitable Membranes
One important thing that distinguishes 
neurons from most other cells in the body is 
that they have so-called "excitable 
membranes". 
What this means is that neurons are able to 
maintain a difference of electrical charges 
between the inside of the cell and the outside 
of the cell. 
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Dynamic focal point 
Bioelectricity is an exciting and dynamic focal 
point for the growing bioelectricity 
community and stands as the go-to resource 
driving the field forward.
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Bioelectric 
Mechanisms
• Cellular signaling, electrophysiology
• Ion channels, exchangers, pumps, and 
macromolecular complexes
• Channelopathies (including cancer)
• Bioelectric fields
• Development
• Immunity
• Microbiology
• Plants
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Practical Applications
• Bioengineering
• Bioelectronics
• Biosensors
• Medical, biomedical devices
• Electro pharmaceuticals, electroceuticals
• Nanotechnology
• Regenerative medicine
• Synthetic biology
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Practical Applications 
Cont.
• Tissue engineering
• Transplantation
• Optogenetics
• Imaging
• Microbial fuel cells
• Simulation software and mathematical 
models
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Synapses and 
synaptic transmission
• A neuron, or nerve cell, consists of 
dendrites (receiving portions), a cell body, 
an axon, and the axon terminal. 
• The axon is a long appendage that 
conducts information in the form of action 
potentials away from the cell body.
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Transmission of nerve 
impulses to muscle
• Muscle contraction is the end result of a 
process similar to the transmission of 
action potentials from one neuron to 
another. 
• The neurotransmitter that is released from 
the presynaptic neuron is a chemical 
called acetylcholine.
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Role in human health
• Bioelectricity is one of the fundamental 
forms of energy in the human body. 
• In the form of moving action potentials, it 
is the basis for such central bodily 
functions as conduction of motor, 
autonomic, or sensory messages along the 
nerves; muscle contraction; and brain 
function.
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Bioelectrical signals in 
humans
• There are three types of electrical signals 
in human beings, two of which are 
routinely monitored or analyzed for 
diagnostic purposes. 
• The first is the electroencephalogram, 
which is a relatively weak, fluctuating 
signal that originates in the brain.
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