Some studies related to electricity generation from biological fuel cells and galvanic cells,in vitro andin vivo

Wan, Bingxin; Tseung, A. C. C.

doi:10.1007/bf02629831

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“…In all but a few of the earlier reported biofuel cells, the anode and cathode compartments were also separated by an ionexchange membrane. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In cells having platinum group metal-based O 2 cathodes, separation was necessary because the anodic reactant's electrooxidation products poisoned the metallic platinum group electrocatalyst of the cathode. [4][5][6][7] In cells containing a dissolved redox mediator in the anode compartment, to transport electrons from its substrate-reduced oxidase or dehydrogenase to the anode, the membrane was essential to prevent electrooxidation of the mediator at the cathode.…”

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Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

2003

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We report the temperature, pH, glucose concentration, NaCl concentration, and operating atmosphere dependence of the power output of a compartment-less miniature glucose-O(2) biofuel cell, comprised only of two bioelectrocatalyst-coated carbon fibers, each of 7 micro m diameter and 2 cm length (Mano, N.; Mao, F.; Heller, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 12962). The bioelectrocatalyst of the anode consists of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger electrically "wired" by polymer I, having a redox potential of -0.19 V vs Ag/AgCl. That of the cathode consists of bilirubin oxidase from Trachyderma tsunodae "wired" by polymer II having a redox potential of +0.36 V vs Ag/AgCl (Mano, N.; Kim, H.-H.; Zhang, Y.; Heller, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6480. Mano, N.; Kim, H.-H.; Heller, A. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 8842). Implantation of the fibers in the grape leads to an operating biofuel cell producing 2.4 micro W at 0.52 V.

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Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

2003

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“…Most designs used dense suspensions of nongrowing bacteria in combination with a redox-active dye, or an inorganic compound such as sulfide, to shuttle a small percentage of electrons from fermentative metabolism to an electrode surface (5,6,8,10,16,21,27,28). However, microorganisms that can completely oxidize organic compounds and quantitatively transfer electrons directly to an electrode have recently been described.…”

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Evidence for Involvement of an Electron Shuttle in Electricity Generation byGeothrix fermentans

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2005

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In experiments performed using graphite electrodes poised by a potentiostat (؉200 mV versus Ag/AgCl) or in a microbial fuel cell (with oxygen as the electron acceptor), the Fe(III)-reducing organism Geothrix fermentans conserved energy to support growth by coupling the complete oxidation of acetate to reduction of a graphite electrode. Other organic compounds, such as lactate, malate, propionate, and succinate as well as components of peptone and yeast extract, were utilized for electricity production. However, electrical characteristics and the results of shuttling assays indicated that unlike previously described electrode-reducing microorganisms, G. fermentans produced a compound that promoted electrode reduction. This is the first report of complete oxidation of organic compounds linked to electrode reduction by an isolate outside of the Proteobacteria.

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“…A physiological biofuel cell-powered device is in need of constant, reliable, long-term power provided by a body-based biofuel. First in vivo trials with fuel cells, implanted subcutaneously in right flank of adult dog, yielded a power density performance of 2 μW cm −2 (Drake et al, 1970) and in a rat (Wan and Tseung, 1974), which was generating 2.9 μW cm −2 of power for a time period of at least 4 h. Although, these earlier results were encouraging with respect to the electricity produced for low-power medical implants, preliminary studies were operated with abiotically catalyzed glucose rather than bioelectrocatalyst reactions. With the aim of developing an EBFC operating in vivo, researchers demonstrated power production from the hemolymph of snails (Halámková et al, 2012), "cyborg" lobsters , and serially connected clams .…”

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Power Harvesting from Human Serum in Buckypaper-Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell

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The requirement for a miniature, high density, long life, and rechargeable power source is common to a vast majority of microsystems, including the implantable devices for medical applications. A model biofuel cell system operating in human serum has been studied for future applications of biomedical and implantable medical devices. Anodic and cathodic electrodes were made of carbon nanotube-buckypaper modified with PQQ-dependent glucose dehydrogenase and laccase, respectively. Modified electrodes were characterized electrochemically and assembled in a biofuel cell setup. Power density of 16.12 μW cm −2 was achieved in human serum for lower than physiological glucose concentrations. Increasing the glucose concentration and biofuel cell temperature caused an increase in power output leading up to 49.16 μW cm −2 .

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Some studies related to electricity generation from biological fuel cells and galvanic cells,in vitro andin vivo

Cited by 20 publications

References 3 publications

Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

Evidence for Involvement of an Electron Shuttle in Electricity Generation byGeothrix fermentans

Power Harvesting from Human Serum in Buckypaper-Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell

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Some studies related to electricity generation from biological fuel cells and galvanic cells,in vitro andin vivo

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Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O2Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O2Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

Evidence for Involvement of an Electron Shuttle in Electricity Generation byGeothrix fermentans

Power Harvesting from Human Serum in Buckypaper-Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell

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Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant

Characteristics of a Miniature Compartment-less Glucose−O₂Biofuel Cell and Its Operation in a Living Plant