Fuel cartridge for use with a fuel cell

A fuel cartridge (106, 206, 306) includes a film strip (110, 210, 310) supporting a fuel compound (270, 370), with an electric heater (108, 208, 308) of the fuel cartridge (106, 206, 306) configured to heat a portion (268, 368) of the film strip (110, 210, 310), wherein the fuel compound (270, 370) is configured to liberate hydrogen gas from the heated usable portion (168, 368) of the film strip (110, 210, 310). The fuel cartridge (106, 206, 306) is configured to provide the hydrogen gas to a fuel cell (102) by way of a fluid coupling therebetween. The fuel cartridge (106, 206, 306) is configured to support the film strip (110, 210, 310) and the electric heater (108, 208, 308) in a substantially self contained arrangement.