Biological Fuel Cells for Biomedical Applications

Falk, Magnus; Shleev, Sergey; Villarrubia, Claudia W. Narváez; Babanova, Sofia; Atanassov, Plamen

doi:10.1002/9781118869796.ch19

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“…The strict spatial confinement of a contact lens is singularly well suited as a test bed for the development of micro-and nano-sized implements, and the lessons learned will benefit all areas of eye based bioelectronics. Biological fuel cells (BFCs) in general, and enzymatic fuel cells (EFCs) in particular, have been envisioned as electrical power sources for self-contained bioelectronics including biomedical devices operating in vivo and ex vivo (Castorena-Gonzalez et al, 2013;Cosnier et al, 2016Cosnier et al, , 2014Falk et al, 2013bFalk et al, , 2014Halámková et al, 2012;Katz, 2014;Shleev, 2017).…”

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Electrochemistry Communications

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Bobrowski

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“…In literature there are reports of biofuel cells with the potential to be implanted in living organisms. In most of these studies, experiments are carried out in vitro in model solutions of serum or blood with different bio-electrode configurations [22][87], [93], [94], [95], [96], [97]. In recent years, it has been possible to implant glucose biofuel cells in living organisms such as insects [96], [97], [98], [99], molluscs [86], [100], lobsters [85] or mammals such as mice or rabbits [90], [91], [101].…”

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“…In most of these studies, experiments are carried out in vitro in model solutions of serum or blood with different bio-electrode configurations [22][87], [93], [94], [95], [96], [97]. In recent years, it has been possible to implant glucose biofuel cells in living organisms such as insects [96], [97], [98], [99], molluscs [86], [100], lobsters [85] or mammals such as mice or rabbits [90], [91], [101]. Biofuel cells implanted in these living organisms were able to produce electric energy through modified electrodes with biocatalysts using the glucose present in body fluids and the oxygen present in body fluids and air as fuel.…”

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Enzymatic Glucose-Based Bio-batteries: Bioenergy to Fuel Next-Generation Devices

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This article consists of a review of the main concepts and paradigms established in the field of biological fuel cells or biofuel cells. The aim is to provide an overview of the current panorama, basic concepts and methodologies used in the field of enzymatic biofuel cells, as well as the applications of these bio-systems in flexible electronics and implantable or portable devices.Finally, the challenges needing to be addressed in the development of biofuel cells capable of supplying power to small size devices with applications in areas related to health and well-being or next generation portable devices are analyzed. The aim of this study is to contribute to biofuel cell technology development; this is a multidisciplinary topic about which review articles related to different scientific areas, from Materials Science to technology applications, can be found. With this article the authors intend to reach a wide readership in order to spread biofuel cell technology for different scientific profiles and boost new contributions and developments to overcome future challenges.

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“…Thus, an alternative option is supplying the power for sensors used for environmental monitoring, particularly for possible homeland security applications that need a shorter operational time (hours to months) [192,[214][215][216][217][218][219][220]. Consequently, an elegant way should consist of extracting electrical power from biological sources that might include animals or plants, while the catalytic electrodes could be minimally invasive or even located on their surface, printed as a "tattoo" [192].…”

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Nanostructured Inorganic Materials at Work in Electrochemical Sensing and Biofuel Cells

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Abstract:The future of analytical devices, namely (bio)sensors, which are currently impacting our everyday life, relies on several metrics such as low cost, high sensitivity, good selectivity, rapid response, real-time monitoring, high-throughput, easy-to-make and easy-to-handle properties. Fortunately, they can be readily fulfilled by electrochemical methods. For decades, electrochemical sensors and biofuel cells operating in physiological conditions have concerned biomolecular science where enzymes act as biocatalysts. However, immobilizing them on a conducting substrate is tedious and the resulting bioelectrodes suffer from stability. In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive, authoritative, critical, and readable review of general interest that surveys interdisciplinary research involving materials science and (bio)electrocatalysis. Specifically, it recounts recent developments focused on the introduction of nanostructured metallic and carbon-based materials as robust "abiotic catalysts" or scaffolds in bioelectrochemistry to boost and increase the current and readout signals as well as the lifetime. Compared to biocatalysts, abiotic catalysts are in a better position to efficiently cope with fluctuations of temperature and pH since they possess high intrinsic thermal stability, exceptional chemical resistance and long-term stability, already highlighted in classical electrocatalysis. We also diagnosed their intrinsic bottlenecks and highlighted opportunities of unifying the materials science and bioelectrochemistry fields to design hybrid platforms with improved performance.

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Biological Fuel Cells for Biomedical Applications

Cited by 7 publications

References 110 publications

Solar biosupercapacitor

Solar biosupercapacitor

Enzymatic Glucose-Based Bio-batteries: Bioenergy to Fuel Next-Generation Devices

Nanostructured Inorganic Materials at Work in Electrochemical Sensing and Biofuel Cells

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