Methanol monopolar, miniature fuel cell and method of fabricating a stack of the same

A monopolar fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of sealed unit cells coupled together, each unit cell comprising:

• a first cathode;
• a first membrane electrode assembly disposed adjacent to the first cathode;
• an anode plate disposed adjacent to the first membrane electrode assembly, the anode plate having an anode and an internal channel defined therein for flow of fuel through the anode plate;
• an inlet manifold coupled to the anode plate and communicating with the channel within the anode plate;
• an outlet manifold coupled to the anode plate and communicating with the channel within the anode plate, the fuel flowing from the inlet manifold through the channel in contact with the anode plate and flowing out through the outlet manifold;
• a second membrane electrode assembly disposed adjacent to the anode plate;
• and
• a second cathode disposed adjacent to the second membrane,
• wherein the inlet and outlet manifolds are arranged and configured to couple to the inlet and outlet manifolds respectively of an adjacent one of the plurality of unit cells to permit fuel flow in common into all of the inlet manifolds of the plurality of the unit cells when coupled together in a stack and out of all of the outlet manifolds of the plurality of unit cells when coupled together in a stack.