Abiotic (Nonenzymatic) Implantable Biofuel Cells

Kerzenmacher, Sven

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“…Contrary to fuel cells that use inorganic catalysts for the electrochemical conversion, the biofuel cells are based on bioelectrocatalysts such as redox enzymes [8,33,34] or whole biological cells (e. g., microbial cells). [9,[35][36][37] Still there is a special kind of biofuel cells, called "abiotic" biofuel cells, [38] which use inorganic catalysts for oxidation of bioorganic materials, e. g., glucose. The abiotic biofuel cells are different from traditional fuel cells because they operate at the conditions compatible with biological systems.…”

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“…Abiotic biofuel cells can be even used as implantable bioelectronics devices. [38] The electrocatalytic species attached to the anode and cathode are usually nanoparticles made of noble metals (Au, Pt, etc. ), often with a mixed composition, [48] Figure 11C.…”

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“…Electrical energy can be produced upon electrochemical oxidation of biomolecular species (e. g., glucose) at an anode and oxygen reduction at a cathode of biofuel cells, like MFCs, [36,51,52] EFCs [8,33,34,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60] and abiotic bioelectrochemical devices. [38] Their main feature is the operation in a biological environment and power generation from biological materials. Most of designed biofuel cells, in particular EFCs, are producing micro-scale electrical power.…”

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Fuel Cells and Biofuel Cells: From Past to Perspectives

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2020

Israel Journal of Chemistry

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This review aims at summarizing the history and state‐of‐the‐art in the areas of fuel and biofuel cells. The paper is addressed to a broad audience including experts and particularly to newcomers and students. Some parts of the review, particularly about fuel cells of different kinds, are rather general and mostly addressed to students, however, sections related to biofuel cells are more specialized and will be interesting for researchers working in this novel and challenging area. Many aspects discussed in the article represent personal opinions of the authors. The article is aimed at providing interesting and easy for reading material representing more concepts than specific experimental data. If the readers get excited about the topic, the authors’ goals will be satisfied.

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Fuel Cells and Biofuel Cells: From Past to Perspectives

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2020

Israel Journal of Chemistry

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Performance Loss of a Pt‐Based Implantable Glucose Fuel Cell in Simulated Tissue and Cerebrospinal Fluids

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We present an electrode‐resolved analysis of the performance of platinum‐based abiotically catalyzed glucose fuel cells in realistically simulated tissue fluid (STF) and cerebrospinal fluid (SCF). The presence of amino acids and small organic molecules at physiological concentration leads to a drastic breakdown in fuel cell voltage, resulting in a maximum lifetime of 19 h in STF or 37 h in SCF. The performance loss mainly originates from catalyst poisoning at the anode, which causes 92 % or 80 % of the overall fuel cell voltage loss in STF or SCF, respectively. The results underline the necessity to further investigate and improve catalyst poisoning at the anode under realistic body conditions in order to improve the lifetime of platinum‐based implantable glucose fuel cells.

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Poisoning of Highly Porous Platinum Electrodes by Amino Acids and Tissue Fluid Constituents

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The first comprehensive study of the poisoning behavior of physiological amino acids and important tissue fluid constituents on porous platinum electrodes was performed. On the basis of chronoamperometry under physiological conditions, the results are highly relevant for the development of enzyme‐free implantable glucose fuel cells and possibly also glucose sensors. The strongest poisoning was exhibited by positively charged alkaline amino acids and by some of the neutral amino acids, as well as by uric acid and creatinine. In contrast to previous work, sulfur‐containing amino acids showed no poisoning effect. This was explained by the use of highly porous platinum electrodes in the current study and experimental methods that were more relevant for practical applications. Furthermore, comprehensive analysis regarding the degree of recovery in the absence of poisoning species and the extent of electrode regeneration by cyclic voltammetry was performed for each of the amino acids and physiological substances.

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Abiotic (Nonenzymatic) Implantable Biofuel Cells

Cited by 3 publications

References 78 publications

Fuel Cells and Biofuel Cells: From Past to Perspectives

Fuel Cells and Biofuel Cells: From Past to Perspectives

Performance Loss of a Pt‐Based Implantable Glucose Fuel Cell in Simulated Tissue and Cerebrospinal Fluids

Poisoning of Highly Porous Platinum Electrodes by Amino Acids and Tissue Fluid Constituents

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