Let the microbes power your sensing display

Rossi, Maurizio; Iannaci, Alessandro; Tosato, Pietro; Brunelli, Davide

doi:10.1109/icsens.2017.8234406

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“…Living Electronics [31,32] The researchers review the ultilization of and importance of microbes in bioelectronics, synthetic biology and electromicrobiology to produce biohybrid devices. Researchers also suggest that bacteria can power all sensing displays with sustainability.…”

Section: Inherent Microbial Properties For a Sustainble Future [Citat...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Microbes and Sustainable Living: Focus on Electric and Magnetic Fields

Dietert,

Dietert

2024

Preprint

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Among earth’s microbial populations are the genes, functional capacities, generational memory and sentient cognition that enable microorganisms to adapt and thrive in the full range of ecological conditions found on planet earth. In prior sequential publications, we considered fundamental properties (e.g., use of and responses to sound, light, vibrations) and features of microorganisms that cause them to be critical co-partners of human and other holobionts as well as the potential benefits for humanity that can be gained by fully applying quantum-related and novel capacities of microbial life. In this narrative review we: 1) discuss key concepts concerning a microbially-enhanced and sustainable future, and 2) focus on electric- and magnetic- based features of microorganisms that make them pivotal for myriad benefits ranging from beyond pharma-based health and wellness to free- and/or renewable energy and restorative agriculture to improved human networking. While the benefits are many, the risks posed by hazardous electric or magnetic field exposures to both holobionts and microbial communities are significant. This review concludes that microbes and their remarkable capacities offer both humanity and the planet a much brighter future if we reverse the demonization of microbes and wanton microbiome degradation that has predominated much of the past century.

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Section: Inherent Microbial Properties For a Sustainble Future [Citat...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Microbes and Sustainable Living: Focus on Electric and Magnetic Fields

Dietert,

Dietert

2024

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“…PMFC uses the bacterial actions in plants' rhizosphere to transform solar radiation into electricity [9,10]. To extract the electrons, the anode is placed next to the roots and transfer to the cathode through oxygen reduction [11,12].…”

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Substrate treatment for the increment of electric power potential from plants microbial fuel cells

Acosta-Coll

Castro

Carbonell-Navarro

et al. 2021

IJECE

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Plants microbial fuel cells (PMFC) is novel sytem that generates renewable, clean, and sustainable electricity with minimal environmental impact. However, PMFC has limitations in power generation and current density, since its production values is lower than other renewable technologies. Different studies show that the highest limitation for energy generation through MFC is the high resistivity of the cathode, and the solution is to replace the metallic electrodes with non-metallic materials to obtain a better performance, however, the application of these materials requires complex interdisciplinary work. This study conducted three experimental tests using metallic electrodes for the extraction of electrons and combined a black earth substrate with different natural materials, types of plants, and water to determine their influence in the increment of the electric power output.

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“…Electron extraction is possible by placing the anode next to the roots and then transferring them to the cathode through an external circuit where the electricity is obtained. At the cathode, electrons are collected through oxygen reduction [15]- [21].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells

Acosta-Coll¹,

Castro²,

Carbonell-Navarro³

et al. 2019

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Plants Microbial Fuel Cells (PMFC) is a new technology that generates electricity in a renewable, clean and sustainable way. In spite of these advantages, it still faces limitations in power generation and current density, reaching lower production values than other renewable technologies. Different studies maintain that the high resistivity of the cathode is the main limitation in the generation of energy; therefore, non-metallic materials to obtain a better performance are replacing the metallic electrodes. The implementation of these materials applied to PMFC requires a complex interdisciplinary work. Through three experimental tests using metallic electrodes for the extraction of electrons, this research study shows that the treatment of the substrate with natural materials, the volume plant roots, and substrate temperature and humidity control have a significant influence in the increase of the electric potential and the generated current.

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Let the microbes power your sensing display

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Microbes and Sustainable Living: Focus on Electric and Magnetic Fields

Microbes and Sustainable Living: Focus on Electric and Magnetic Fields

Substrate treatment for the increment of electric power potential from plants microbial fuel cells

Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells

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