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Purcarea C, Ruginescu R, Banciu RM, Vasilescu A. Extremozyme-Based Biosensors for Environmental Pollution Monitoring: Recent Developments. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:143. [PMID: 38534250 DOI: 10.3390/bios14030143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Extremozymes combine high specificity and sensitivity with the ability to withstand extreme operational conditions. This work presents an overview of extremozymes that show potential for environmental monitoring devices and outlines the latest advances in biosensors utilizing these unique molecules. The characteristics of various extremozymes described so far are presented, underlining their stability and operational conditions that make them attractive for biosensing. The biosensor design is discussed based on the detection of photosynthesis-inhibiting herbicides as a case study. Several biosensors for the detection of pesticides, heavy metals, and phenols are presented in more detail to highlight interesting substrate specificity, applications or immobilization methods. Compared to mesophilic enzymes, the integration of extremozymes in biosensors faces additional challenges related to lower availability and high production costs. The use of extremozymes in biosensing does not parallel their success in industrial applications. In recent years, the "collection" of recognition elements was enriched by extremozymes with interesting selectivity and by thermostable chimeras. The perspectives for biosensor development are exciting, considering also the progress in genetic editing for the oriented immobilization of enzymes, efficient folding, and better electron transport. Stability, production costs and immobilization at sensing interfaces must be improved to encourage wider applications of extremozymes in biosensors.
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- Cristina Purcarea
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060031 Bucharest, Romania
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- International Centre of Biodynamics, 1B Intrarea Portocalelor, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- International Centre of Biodynamics, 1B Intrarea Portocalelor, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
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Wang Z, Lin H, Zhang M, Yu W, Zhu C, Wang P, Huang Y, Lv F, Bai H, Wang S. Water-soluble conjugated polymers for bioelectronic systems. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:1210-1233. [PMID: 36752220 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01520j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bioelectronics is an interdisciplinary field of research that aims to establish a synergy between electronics and biology. Contributing to a deeper understanding of bioelectronic processes and the built bioelectronic systems, a variety of new phenomena, mechanisms and concepts have been derived in the field of biology, medicine, energy, artificial intelligence science, etc. Organic semiconductors can promote the applications of bioelectronics in improving original performance and creating new features for organisms due to their excellent photoelectric and electrical properties. Recently, water-soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs) have been employed as a class of ideal interface materials to regulate bioelectronic processes between biological systems and electronic systems, relying on their satisfying ionic conductivity, water-solubility, good biocompatibility and the additional mechanical and electrical properties. In this review, we summarize the prominent contributions of WSCPs in the aspect of the regulation of bioelectronic processes and highlight the latest advances in WSCPs for bioelectronic applications, involving biosynthetic systems, photosynthetic systems, biophotovoltaic systems, and bioelectronic devices. The challenges and outlooks of WSCPs in designing high-performance bioelectronic systems are also discussed.
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- Zenghao Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Li J, Liang H, Li Y, Shi J. Interfacial assembly of photosystem II on nanotubular V2O5/TiO2 for photocurrent generation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Wang C, O'Hagan MP, Willner B, Willner I. Bioinspired Artificial Photosynthetic Systems. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103595. [PMID: 34854505 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mimicking photosynthesis using artificial systems, as a means for solar energy conversion and green fuel generation, is one of the holy grails of modern science. This perspective presents recent advances towards developing artificial photosynthetic systems. In one approach, native photosystems are interfaced with electrodes to yield photobioelectrochemical cells that transform light energy into electrical power. This is exemplified by interfacing photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) as an electrically contacted assembly mimicking the native Z-scheme, and by the assembly of an electrically wired PSI/glucose oxidase biocatalytic conjugate on an electrode support. Illumination of the functionalized electrodes led to light-induced generation of electrical power, or to the generation of photocurrents using glucose as the fuel. The second approach introduces supramolecular photosensitizer nucleic acid/electron acceptor complexes as functional modules for effective photoinduced electron transfer stimulating the subsequent biocatalyzed generation of NADPH or the Pt-nanoparticle-catalyzed evolution of molecular hydrogen. Application of the DNA machineries for scaling-up the photosystems is demonstrated. A third approach presents the integration of artificial photosynthetic modules into dynamic nucleic acid networks undergoing reversible reconfiguration or dissipative transient operation in the presence of auxiliary triggers. Control over photoinduced electron transfer reactions and photosynthetic transformations by means of the dynamic networks is demonstrated.
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- Chen Wang
- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Centre for Bio-Hybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Centre for Bio-Hybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Centre for Bio-Hybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Centre for Bio-Hybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Torabi N, Qiu X, López-Ortiz M, Loznik M, Herrmann A, Kermanpur A, Ashrafi A, Chiechi RC. Fullerenes Enhance Self-Assembly and Electron Injection of Photosystem I in Biophotovoltaic Devices. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11465-11473. [PMID: 34544234 PMCID: PMC8495901 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This paper describes the fabrication of microfluidic devices with a focus on controlling the orientation of photosystem I (PSI) complexes, which directly affects the performance of biophotovoltaic devices by maximizing the efficiency of the extraction of electron/hole pairs from the complexes. The surface chemistry of the electrode on which the complexes assemble plays a critical role in their orientation. We compared the degree of orientation on self-assembled monolayers of phenyl-C61-butyric acid and a custom peptide on nanostructured gold electrodes. Biophotovoltaic devices fabricated with the C61 fulleroid exhibit significantly improved performance and reproducibility compared to those utilizing the peptide, yielding a 1.6-fold increase in efficiency. In addition, the C61-based devices were more stable under continuous illumination. Our findings show that fulleroids, which are well-known acceptor materials in organic photovoltaic devices, facilitate the extraction of electrons from PSI complexes without sacrificing control over the orientation of the complexes, highlighting this combination of traditional organic semiconductors with biomolecules as a viable approach to coopting natural photosynthetic systems for use in solar cells.
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- Nahid Torabi
- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department
of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University
of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- IBEC—Institut
de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, The Barcelona
Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Network
Biomedical Research Center in Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Institute
of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- DWI-Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Institute
of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- DWI-Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department
of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University
of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department
of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University
of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Stratingh
Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Sayegh A, Perego LA, Arderiu Romero M, Escudero L, Delacotte J, Guille‐Collignon M, Grimaud L, Bailleul B, Lemaître F. Finding Adapted Quinones for Harvesting Electrons from Photosynthetic Algae Suspensions. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Adnan Sayegh
- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC UMR 7141 CNRS/Sorbonne Université 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC UMR 7141 CNRS/Sorbonne Université 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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Wang P, Frank A, Zhao F, Szczesny J, Junqueira JRC, Zacarias S, Ruff A, Nowaczyk MM, Pereira IAC, Rögner M, Conzuelo F, Schuhmann W. Gemischte Photosystem‐I‐Monoschichten ermöglichen einen verbesserten anisotropen Elektronenfluss in Biophotovoltaik‐Systemen durch Unterdrückung elektrischer Kurzschlüsse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Panpan Wang
- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier Universidade Nova de Lisboa Oeiras 2780-157 Portugal
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
- PPG (Deutschland) Business Support GmbH PPG Packaging Coatings EMEA Erlenbrunnenstraße 20 72411 Bodelshausen Deutschland
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- Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier Universidade Nova de Lisboa Oeiras 2780-157 Portugal
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- Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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Wang P, Frank A, Zhao F, Szczesny J, Junqueira JRC, Zacarias S, Ruff A, Nowaczyk MM, Pereira IAC, Rögner M, Conzuelo F, Schuhmann W. Closing the Gap for Electronic Short-Circuiting: Photosystem I Mixed Monolayers Enable Improved Anisotropic Electron Flow in Biophotovoltaic Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:2000-2006. [PMID: 33075190 PMCID: PMC7894356 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Well-defined assemblies of photosynthetic protein complexes are required for an optimal performance of semi-artificial energy conversion devices, capable of providing unidirectional electron flow when light-harvesting proteins are interfaced with electrode surfaces. We present mixed photosystem I (PSI) monolayers constituted of native cyanobacterial PSI trimers in combination with isolated PSI monomers from the same organism. The resulting compact arrangement ensures a high density of photoactive protein complexes per unit area, providing the basis to effectively minimize short-circuiting processes that typically limit the performance of PSI-based bioelectrodes. The PSI film is further interfaced with redox polymers for optimal electron transfer, enabling highly efficient light-induced photocurrent generation. Coupling of the photocathode with a [NiFeSe]-hydrogenase confirms the possibility to realize light-induced H2 evolution.
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- Panpan Wang
- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Plant BiochemistryFaculty of Biology and BiotechnologyRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António XavierUniversidade Nova de LisboaOeiras2780-157Portugal
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
- Present Address: PPG (Deutschland) Business Support GmbHPPG Packaging Coatings EMEAErlenbrunnenstrasse 2072411BodelshausenGermany
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- Plant BiochemistryFaculty of Biology and BiotechnologyRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António XavierUniversidade Nova de LisboaOeiras2780-157Portugal
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- Plant BiochemistryFaculty of Biology and BiotechnologyRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044780BochumGermany
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Zhou X, Lv F, Huang Y, Liu L, Wang S. Biohybrid Conjugated Polymer Materials for Augmenting Energy Conversion of Bioelectrochemical Systems. Chemistry 2020; 26:15065-15073. [PMID: 32428308 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) provide favorable opportunities for the sustainable conversion of energy from biological metabolism. Biological photovoltaics (BPVs) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) respectively realize the conversion of renewable solar energy and bioenergy into electrical energy by utilizing electroactive biological extracellular electron transfer, however, along with this energy conversion progress, relatively poor durability and low output performance are challenges as well as opportunities. Advances in improving bio-electrode interface compatibility will help to solve the problem of insufficient performance and further have a far-reaching impact on the development of bioelectronics. Conjugated polymers (CPs) with specific optical and electrical properties (absorption and emission spectra, energy band structure and electrical conductivity) afforded by π-conjugated backbones are conducive to enhancing the electron generation and output capacity of electroactive organisms. Furthermore, the water solubility, functionality, biocompatibility and mechanical properties optimized through appropriate modification of side chain provide a more adaptive contact interface between biomaterials and electrodes. In this minireview, we summarize the prominent contributions of CPs in the aspect of augmenting the photovoltaic response of BPVs and power supply of MFCs, and specifically discussed the role of CPs with expectation to provide inspirations for the design of bioelectronic devices in the future.
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- Xin Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Wang P, Zhao F, Hartmann V, Nowaczyk MM, Ruff A, Schuhmann W, Conzuelo F. Reassessing the rationale behind herbicide biosensors: The case of a photosystem II/redox polymer-based bioelectrode. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 136:107597. [PMID: 32674005 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Interfacing photosynthetic protein complexes with electrodes is frequently used for the identification of electron transfer mechanisms and the fabrication of biosensors. Binding of herbicide compounds to the terminal plastoquinone QB at photosystem II (PSII) causes disruption of electron flow that is associated with a diminished performance of the associated biodevice. Thus, the principle of electron transport inhibition at PSII can be used for herbicide detection and has inspired the fabrication of several biosensors for this purpose. However, the biosensor performance may reveal a more complex behavior than generally expected. As we present here for a photobioelectrode constituted by PSII embedded in a redox polymer matrix, the effect caused by inhibitors does not only impact the electron transfer from PSII but also the properties of the polymer film used for immobilization and electrical wiring of the protein complexes. Incorporation of phenolic inhibitors into the polymer film surprisingly translates into enhanced photocurrents and, in particular cases, in a higher stability of the overall electrode architecture. The achieved results stress the importance to evaluate first the possible influence of analytes of interest on the biosensor architecture as a whole and provide important insights for consideration in future design of bioelectrochemical devices.
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- Panpan Wang
- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Ruff A, Conzuelo F, Schuhmann W. Bioelectrocatalysis as the basis for the design of enzyme-based biofuel cells and semi-artificial biophotoelectrodes. Nat Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-019-0381-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Zhou X, Gai P, Zhang P, Sun H, Lv F, Liu L, Wang S. Conjugated Polymer Enhanced Photoelectric Response of Self-Circulating Photosynthetic Bioelectrochemical Cell. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:38993-39000. [PMID: 31556586 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A water-oxygen-water photosynthetic bioelectrochemical cell (PBEC) comprising hybrid poly(fluorene-alt-phenylene) (PFP)/PSII-enriched membranes (BBY) photoanode and bilirubin oxidase (BOD) biocathode has been designed and fabricated. In the PBEC, water is split into oxygen, protons, and electrons through light-dependent reaction of PSII at the photoanode, and oxygen is converted into water catalyzed by BOD at the biocathode, forming the electronic circuit and generating current. At the photoanode, PFP can simultaneously accelerate the photosynthetic water oxidation and the electron transfer between BBY and electrode. Interestingly, the photocurrent density produced by PBEC after the introduction of PFP reaches 1.05 ± 0.01 μA/cm2, which is 2.5 times more than that of the BBY electrode, indicating that conjugated polymer can enhance the photoelectric response of PBEC.
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- Xin Zhou
- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Qingdao Agricultural University , Qingdao 266109 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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Pankratov D, Zhao J, Nur MA, Shen F, Leech D, Chi Q, Pankratova G, Gorton L. The influence of surface composition of carbon nanotubes on the photobioelectrochemical activity of thylakoid bioanodes mediated by osmium-complex modified redox polymer. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sayegh A, Longatte G, Buriez O, Wollman FA, Guille-Collignon M, Labbé E, Delacotte J, Lemaître F. Diverting photosynthetic electrons from suspensions of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae - New insights using an electrochemical well device. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lopes P, Koschorreck K, Nedergaard Pedersen J, Ferapontov A, Lörcher S, Skov Pedersen J, Urlacher VB, Ferapontova EE. Bacillus Licheniformis
CotA Laccase Mutant: ElectrocatalyticReduction of O
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from 0.6 V (SHE) at pH 8 and in Seawater. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201900363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Paula Lopes
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANOAarhus University Gustav Wieds Vej 14 8000 Aarhus Denmark
- Current address: Gent University Zwijnaard 126 9052 Belgium
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- Institute of BiochemistryHeinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstrasse 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANOAarhus University Gustav Wieds Vej 14 8000 Aarhus Denmark
- Current address: Universitaet Basel 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANOAarhus University Gustav Wieds Vej 14 8000 Aarhus Denmark
- Department of ChemistryAarhus University 8000 Aarhus Denmark
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- Institute of BiochemistryHeinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf Universitätsstrasse 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANOAarhus University Gustav Wieds Vej 14 8000 Aarhus Denmark
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Exploiting new ways for a more efficient orientation and wiring of PSI to electrodes: A fullerene C70 approach. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Longatte G, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Electrocatalytic Mechanism Involving Michaelis-Menten Kinetics at the Preparative Scale: Theory and Applicability to Photocurrents from a Photosynthetic Algae Suspension With Quinones. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2643-2650. [PMID: 28618080 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the past years, many strategies have been implemented to benefit from oxygenic photosynthesis to harvest photosynthetic electrons and produce a significant photocurrent. Therefore, electrochemical tools were considered and have globally relied on the electron transfer(s) between the photosynthetic chain and a collecting electrode. In this context, we recently reported the implementation of an electrochemical set-up at the preparative scale to produce photocurrents from a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae suspension with an appropriate mediator (2,6-DCBQ) and a carbon gauze as the working electrode. In the present work, we wish to describe a mathematical modeling of the recorded photocurrents to better understand the effects of the experimental conditions on the photosynthetic extraction of electrons. In that way, we established a general model of an electrocatalytic mechanism at the preparative scale (that is, assuming a homogenous bulk solution at any time and a constant diffusion layer, both assumptions being valid under forced convection) in which the chemical step involves a Michaelis-Menten-like behaviour. Dependences of transient and steady-state corresponding currents were analysed as a function of different parameters by means of zone diagrams. This model was tested to our experimental data related to photosynthesis. The corresponding results suggest that competitive pathways beyond photosynthetic harvesting alone should be taken into account.
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- Guillaume Longatte
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France.,Current address: School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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Zhang L, Zhang H, Zhang X, Han Y, Zhang H, Zhai Y, Dong S. Expanding light utilization to the near-infrared region for hybrid bio-photoelectrochemical cells. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:9404-9410. [PMID: 28657090 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02636f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The insatiable energy demand asks for the maximum conversion of green renewable sources. Herein, we propose the first NIR-assisted glucose/air bio-photoelectrochemical (BPEC) cell comprising a rare earth up-conversion microcrystal (UCMC)-based polyterthiophene (pTTh) cathode. Upon irradiation with a 980 nm laser, UCMCs emit robust luminescence in the visible range, which can efficiently excite pTTh, catalyzing the reduction of oxygen and generating photocurrent. Coupling with a glucose oxidation bioanode, this assembled BPEC cell exhibits a maximal output power density of 40.6 μW cm-2 and an open circuit voltage of 0.53 V. This success is an essential conceptual steppingstone towards the comprehensive utilization of whole sunlight and offers alternative solutions for multiple energy conversions.
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- Lingling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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Eßmann V, Zhao F, Hartmann V, Nowaczyk MM, Schuhmann W, Conzuelo F. In Operando Investigation of Electrical Coupling of Photosystem 1 and Photosystem 2 by Means of Bipolar Electrochemistry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:7160-7165. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Vera Eßmann
- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical
Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) and ‡Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Longatte G, Rappaport F, Wollman FA, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Electrochemical Harvesting of Photosynthetic Electrons from Unicellular Algae Population at the Preparative Scale by Using 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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González-Arribas E, Aleksejeva O, Bobrowski T, Toscano MD, Gorton L, Schuhmann W, Shleev S. Solar biosupercapacitor. Electrochem commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Halan B, Tschörtner J, Schmid A. Generating Electric Current by Bioartificial Photosynthesis. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 167:361-393. [PMID: 29224082 DOI: 10.1007/10_2017_44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Abundant solar energy can be a sustainable source of energy. This chapter highlights recent advancements, challenges, and future scenarios in bioartificial photosynthesis, which is a new subset of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and technologies. BES technologies exploit the catalytic interactions between biological moieties and electrodes. At the nexus of BES and photovoltaics, this review focuses on light-harvesting technologies based on bioartificial photosynthesis. Such technologies are promising because electrical energy is generated from sunlight and water without the need for additional organic feedstock. This review focuses on photosynthetic electron generation and transfer and compares the current status of bioartificial photosynthesis with other artificial systems that mimic the chemistry of photosynthetic energy transformation.The fundamental principles and the operation of functional units of bioartificial photosynthesis are addressed. Selected photobioelectrochemical systems employed to obtain light-driven electric currents from photosynthetic organisms are presented. The achievable current output and theoretical maxima are revisited by conceptualizing operational and process window techniques. Factors affecting overall photocurrent efficiency, performance limitations, and scaleup bottlenecks are highlighted in view of enhancing the energy conversion efficiency of photobioelectrochemical systems. To finish, the challenges associated with bioartificial photosynthetic technologies are outlined. Graphical Abstract Operational window for (bio-)artificial photosynthesis. Green circle in the upper right corner: development objective for research and engineering efforts.
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- Babu Halan
- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
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Lu CH, Cecconello A, Willner I. Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Functions of Reconfigurable Interlocked DNA Nanostructures. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:5172-85. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Chun-Hua Lu
- The Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- The Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- The Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Metzger TS, Tel-Vered R, Willner I. Controlled Vectorial Electron Transfer and Photoelectrochemical Applications of Layered Relay/Photosensitizer-Imprinted Au Nanoparticle Architectures on Electrodes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:1605-1614. [PMID: 26808921 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201503077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two configurations of molecularly imprinted bis-aniline-bridged Au nanoparticles (NPs) for the specific binding of the electron acceptor N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium (MV(2+) ) and for the photosensitizer Zn(II)-protoporphyrin IX (Zn(II)-PP-IX) are assembled on electrodes, and the photoelectrochemical features of the two configurations are discussed. Configuration I includes the MV(2+) -imprinted Au NPs matrix as a base layer, on which the Zn(II)-PP-IX-imprinted Au NPs layer is deposited, while configuration II consists of a bilayer corresponding to the reversed imprinting order. Irradiation of the two electrodes in the presence of a benzoquinone/benzohydroquinone redox probe yields photocurrents of unique features: (i) Whereas configuration I yields an anodic photocurrent, the photocurrent generated by configuration II is cathodic. (ii) The photocurrents obtained upon irradiation of the imprinted electrodes are substantially higher as compared to the nonimprinted surfaces. The high photocurrents generated by the imprinted Au NPs-modified electrodes are attributed to the effective loading of the imprinted matrices with the MV(2+) and Zn(II)-PP-IX units and to the effective charge separation proceeding in the systems. The directional anodic/cathodic photocurrents are rationalized in terms of vectorial electron transfer processes dictated by the imprinting order and by the redox potentials of the photosensitizer/electron acceptor units associated with the imprinted sites in the two configurations.
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- Tzuriel S Metzger
- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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Kavadiya S, Chadha TS, Liu H, Shah VB, Blankenship RE, Biswas P. Directed assembly of the thylakoid membrane on nanostructured TiO2 for a photo-electrochemical cell. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:1868-1872. [PMID: 26731449 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08178e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The thylakoid membrane mainly consists of photosystem I (PSI), photosystem II (PSII) and the cytochrome b6f embedded in a lipid bilayer. PSI and PSII have the ability to capture sunlight and create an electron-hole pair. The study aims at utilizing these properties by using the thylakoid membrane to construct a photo-electrochemical cell. A controlled aerosol technique, electrohydrodynamic atomization, allows a systematic study by the fabrication of different cell configurations based on the surfactant concentration without any linker, sacrificial electron donor and mediator. The maximum photocurrent density observed is 6.7 mA cm(-2) under UV and visible light, and 12 μA cm(-2) under visible light illumination. The electron transfer occurs from PSII to PSI via cytochrome b6f and the electron at PSII is regenerated by water oxidation, similar to the z-scheme of photosynthesis. This work shows that re-engineering the natural photosynthesis circuit by the novel technique of electrospray deposition can result in an environmentally friendly method of harvesting sunlight.
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- Shalinee Kavadiya
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Living organisms and materials produced in the laboratory form ordered non-equilibrium states when part of the required energy is dissipated as heat.
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- Emil Roduner
- Chemistry Department
- University of Pretoria
- Pretoria 0002
- Republic of South Africa
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
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Longatte G, Rappaport F, Wollman FA, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Mechanism and analyses for extracting photosynthetic electrons using exogenous quinones – what makes a good extraction pathway? Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 15:969-79. [DOI: 10.1039/c6pp00076b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The extraction of photosynthetic electrons by exogenous quinones on unicellular green algae was investigated with fluorescence measurements. Zone diagrams were built for defining the most appropriate harvesting conditions.
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- G. Longatte
- Ecole normale supérieure
- PSL Research University
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- CNRS
- Département de Chimie
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- Laboratoire de physiologie membranaire et moléculaire du chloroplaste
- CNRS
- UPMC UMR 7141
- I.B.PC
- 75005 Paris
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- Laboratoire de physiologie membranaire et moléculaire du chloroplaste
- CNRS
- UPMC UMR 7141
- I.B.PC
- 75005 Paris
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- Ecole normale supérieure
- PSL Research University
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- CNRS
- Département de Chimie
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- Ecole normale supérieure
- PSL Research University
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- CNRS
- Département de Chimie
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Plumeré N, Nowaczyk MM. Biophotoelectrochemistry of Photosynthetic Proteins. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 158:111-136. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2016_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Alammari W, Govindhan M, Chen A. Modification of TiO2Nanotubes with PtRu/Graphene Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201500295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Walaa Alammari
- Department of Chemistry; Lakehead University; 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5E1 Canada), Fax
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- Department of Chemistry; Lakehead University; 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5E1 Canada), Fax
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- Department of Chemistry; Lakehead University; 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5E1 Canada), Fax
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Trifonov A, Tel-Vered R, Fadeev M, Cecconello A, Willner I. Metal Nanoparticle-Loaded Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles: Electrical Contacting of Redox Proteins and Electrochemical Sensing Applications. ELECTROANAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201500183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Purchase RL, de Groot HJM. Biosolar cells: global artificial photosynthesis needs responsive matrices with quantum coherent kinetic control for high yield. Interface Focus 2015; 5:20150014. [PMID: 26052428 PMCID: PMC4410567 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2015.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This contribution discusses why we should consider developing artificial photosynthesis with the tandem approach followed by the Dutch BioSolar Cells consortium, a current operational paradigm for a global artificial photosynthesis project. We weigh the advantages and disadvantages of a tandem converter against other approaches, including biomass. Owing to the low density of solar energy per unit area, artificial photosynthetic systems must operate at high efficiency to minimize the land (or sea) area required. In particular, tandem converters are a much better option than biomass for densely populated countries and use two photons per electron extracted from water as the raw material into chemical conversion to hydrogen, or carbon-based fuel when CO2 is also used. For the average total light sum of 40 mol m−2 d−1 for The Netherlands, the upper limits are many tons of hydrogen or carbon-based fuel per hectare per year. A principal challenge is to forge materials for quantitative conversion of photons to chemical products within the physical limitation of an internal potential of ca 2.9 V. When going from electric charge in the tandem to hydrogen and back to electricity, only the energy equivalent to 1.23 V can be stored in the fuel and regained. A critical step is then to learn from nature how to use the remaining difference of ca 1.7 V effectively by triple use of one overpotential for preventing recombination, kinetic stabilization of catalytic intermediates and finally generating targeted heat for the release of oxygen. Probably the only way to achieve this is by using bioinspired responsive matrices that have quantum–classical pathways for a coherent conversion of photons to fuels, similar to what has been achieved by natural selection in evolution. In appendix A for the expert, we derive a propagator that describes how catalytic reactions can proceed coherently by a convergence of time scales of quantum electron dynamics and classical nuclear dynamics. We propose that synergy gains by such processes form a basis for further progress towards high efficiency and yield for a global project on artificial photosynthesis. Finally, we look at artificial photosynthesis research in The Netherlands and use this as an example of how an interdisciplinary approach is beneficial to artificial photosynthesis research. We conclude with some of the potential societal consequences of a large-scale roll out of artificial photosynthesis.
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- R L Purchase
- Biophysical Organic Chemistry/Solid State NMR , Leiden Institute of Chemistry , PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden , The Netherlands
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- Biophysical Organic Chemistry/Solid State NMR , Leiden Institute of Chemistry , PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden , The Netherlands
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Yaghoubi H, Lafalce E, Jun D, Jiang X, Beatty JT, Takshi A. Large photocurrent response and external quantum efficiency in biophotoelectrochemical cells incorporating reaction center plus light harvesting complexes. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:1112-8. [PMID: 25798701 DOI: 10.1021/bm501772x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) are promising materials for solar energy harvesting, due to their high ratio of photogenerated electrons to absorbed photons and long recombination time of generated charges. In this work, photoactive electrodes were prepared from a bacterial RC-light-harvesting 1 (LH1) core complex, where the RC is encircled by the LH1 antenna, to increase light capture. A simple immobilization method was used to prepare RC-LH1 photoactive layer. Herein, we demonstrate that the combination of pretreatment of the RC-LH1 protein complexes with quinone and the immobilization method results in biophotoelectrochemical cells with a large peak transient photocurrent density and photocurrent response of 7.1 and 3.5 μA cm(-2), respectively. The current study with monochromatic excitation showed maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) and photocurrent density of 0.21% and 2 μA cm(-2), respectively, with illumination power of ∼6 mW cm(-2) at ∼875 nm, under ambient conditions. This work provides new directions to higher performance biophotoelectrochemical cells as well as possibly other applications of this broadly functional photoactive material.
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- Houman Yaghoubi
- †Bio/Organic Electronics Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- ‡Soft Semiconducting Materials and Devices Lab, Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- §Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- ‡Soft Semiconducting Materials and Devices Lab, Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- §Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- †Bio/Organic Electronics Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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