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Huang W, Zulkifli MYB, Chai M, Lin R, Wang J, Chen Y, Chen V, Hou J. Recent advances in enzymatic biofuel cells enabled by innovative materials and techniques. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20220145. [PMID: 37933234 PMCID: PMC10624391 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20220145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The past few decades have seen increasingly rapid advances in the field of sustainable energy technologies. As a new bio- and eco-friendly energy source, enzymatic biofuel cells (EBFCs) have garnered significant research interest due to their capacity to power implantable bioelectronics, portable devices, and biosensors by utilizing biomass as fuel under mild circumstances. Nonetheless, numerous obstacles impeded the commercialization of EBFCs, including their relatively modest power output and poor long-term stability of enzymes. To depict the current progress of EBFC and address the challenges it faces, this review traces back the evolution of EBFC and focuses on contemporary advances such as newly emerged multi or single enzyme systems, various porous framework-enzyme composites techniques, and innovative applications. Besides emphasizing current achievements in this field, from our perspective part we also introduced novel electrode and cell design for highly effective EBFC fabrication. We believe this review will assist readers in comprehending the basic research and applications of EBFCs as well as potentially spark interdisciplinary collaboration for addressing the pressing issues in this field.
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- Wengang Huang
- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSaint LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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García-Molina G, Natale P, Coito AM, Cava DG, A. C. Pereira I, López-Montero I, Vélez M, Pita M, De Lacey AL. Electro-enzymatic ATP regeneration coupled to biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 152:108432. [PMID: 37030092 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Adenosine-5-triphosphate (ATP) is the main energy vector in biological systems, thus its regeneration is an important issue for the application of many enzymes of interest in biocatalysis and synthetic biology. We have developed an electroenzymatic ATP regeneration system consisting in a gold electrode modified with a floating phospholipid bilayer that allows coupling the catalytic activity of two membrane-bound enzymes: NiFeSe hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris and F1Fo-ATP synthase from Escherichia coli. Thus, H2 is used as a fuel for producing ATP. This electro-enzymatic assembly is studied as ATP regeneration system of phosphorylation reactions catalysed by kinases, such as hexokinase and NAD+-kinase for respectively producing glucose-6-phosphate and NADP+.
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Reginald SS, Kim MJ, Lee H, Fazil N, Choi S, Oh S, Seo J, Chang IS. Direct Electrical Contact of NAD+/NADH-Dependent Dehydrogenase on Electrode Surface Enabled by Non-Native Solid-Binding Peptide as a Molecular Binder. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Haque SU, Duteanu N, Ciocan S, Nasar A. A review: Evolution of enzymatic biofuel cells. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 298:113483. [PMID: 34391107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ever-growing demands for energy, the unsustainability of fossil fuel due to its scarcity and massive impact on global economies and the environment, have encouraged the research on alternative power sources to work upon for the governments, companies, and scientists across the world. Enzymatic biofuel cells (eBFCs) is one category of fuel cell that can harvest energy from biological moieties and has the future to be used as an alternative source of energy. The aim of this review is to summarize the background and state-of-the-art in the field of eBFCs. This review article will be very beneficial for a wide audience including students and new researchers in the field. A part of the paper summarized the challenges in the preparation of anode and cathode and the involvement of nanomaterials and conducting polymers to construct the effective bioelectrodes. It will provide an insight for the researchers working in this challenging field. Furthermore, various applications of eBFCs in implantable power devices, tiny electronic gadgets, and self powered biosensors are reported. This review article explains the development in the area of eBFCs for several years from its origin to growth systematically. It reveals the strategies that have been taken for the improvements required for the better electrochemical performance and operational stability of eBFCs. It also mentions the challenges in this field that will require proper attention so that the eBFCs can be utilized commercially in the future. The review article is written and structurized in a way so that it can provide a decent background of eBFCs to its reader. It will definitely help in enhancing the interest of reader in eBFCs.
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- Sufia Ul Haque
- Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, University of Politehnica, Timisoara, Romania.
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- Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, University of Politehnica, Timisoara, Romania.
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- Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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Abreu C, Nedellec Y, Gross AJ, Ondel O, Buret F, Goff AL, Holzinger M, Cosnier S. Assembly and Stacking of Flow-through Enzymatic Bioelectrodes for High Power Glucose Fuel Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:23836-23842. [PMID: 28657704 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bioelectrocatalytic carbon nanotube based pellets comprising redox enzymes were directly integrated in a newly conceived flow-through fuel cell. Porous electrodes and a separating cellulose membrane were housed in a glucose/oxygen biofuel cell design with inlets and outlets allowing the flow of electrolyte through the entire fuel cell. Different flow setups were tested and the optimized single cell setup, exploiting only 5 mmol L-1 glucose, showed an open circuit voltage (OCV) of 0.663 V and provided 1.03 ± 0.05 mW at 0.34 V. Furthermore, different charge/discharge cycles at 500 Ω and 3 kΩ were applied to optimize long-term stability leading to 3.6 J (1 mW h) of produced electrical energy after 48 h. Under continuous discharge at 6 kΩ, about 0.7 mW h could be produced after a 24 h period. The biofuel cell design further allows a convenient assembly of several glucose biofuel cells in reduced volumes and their connection in parallel or in series. The configuration of two biofuel cells connected in series showed an OCV of 1.35 V and provided 1.82 ± 0.09 mW at 0.675 V, and when connected in parallel, showed an OCV of 0.669 V and provided 1.75 ± 0.09 mW at 0.381 V. The presented design is conceived to stack an unlimited amount of biofuel cells to reach the necessary voltage and power for portable electronic devices without the need for step-up converters or energy managing systems.
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- Caroline Abreu
- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
- Université de Lyon , CNRS UMR 5005, Laboratoire Ampère 36 avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université de Lyon , CNRS UMR 5005, Laboratoire Ampère 36 avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon , CNRS UMR 5005, Laboratoire Ampère 36 avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes-CNRS , DCM UMR 5250, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Vidakovic-Koch T. Electron Transfer Between Enzymes and Electrodes. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 167:39-85. [PMID: 29224083 DOI: 10.1007/10_2017_42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Efficient electron transfer between redox enzymes and electrocatalytic surfaces plays a significant role in development of novel energy conversion devices as well as novel reactors for production of commodities and fine chemicals. Major application examples are related to enzymatic fuel cells and electroenzymatic reactors, as well as enzymatic biosensors. The two former applications are still at the level of proof-of-concept, partly due to the low efficiency and obstacles to electron transfer between enzymes and electrodes. This chapter discusses the theoretical backgrounds of enzyme/electrode interactions, including the main mechanisms of electron transfer, as well as thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. Additionally, the main electrochemical methods of study are described for selected examples. Finally, some recent advancements in the preparation of enzyme-modified electrodes as well as electrodes for soluble co-factor regeneration are reviewed. Graphical Abstract.
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- Tanja Vidakovic-Koch
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Narvaez Villarrubia CW, Soavi F, Santoro C, Arbizzani C, Serov A, Rojas-Carbonell S, Gupta G, Atanassov P. Self-feeding paper based biofuel cell/self-powered hybrid μ-supercapacitor integrated system. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 86:459-465. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.06.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rasmussen M, Abdellaoui S, Minteer SD. Enzymatic biofuel cells: 30 years of critical advancements. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 76:91-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Increasing performance and stability of mass-manufacturable biobatteries by ink modification. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Barsan MM, Ghica ME, Brett CMA. Electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on redox polymer/carbon nanotube modified electrodes: a review. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 881:1-23. [PMID: 26041516 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of this review is to present the contributions to the development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on polyphenazine or polytriphenylmethane redox polymers together with carbon nanotubes (CNT) during recent years. Phenazine polymers have been widely used in analytical applications due to their inherent charge transport properties and electrocatalytic effects. At the same time, since the first report on a CNT-based sensor, their application in the electroanalytical chemistry field has demonstrated that the unique structure and properties of CNT are ideal for the design of electrochemical (bio)sensors. We describe here that the specific combination of phenazine/triphenylmethane polymers with CNT leads to an improved performance of the resulting sensing devices, because of their complementary electrical, electrochemical and mechanical properties, and also due to synergistic effects. The preparation of polymer/CNT modified electrodes will be presented together with their electrochemical and surface characterization, with emphasis on the contribution of each component on the overall properties of the modified electrodes. Their importance in analytical chemistry is demonstrated by the numerous applications based on polymer/CNT-driven electrocatalytic effects, and their analytical performance as (bio) sensors is discussed.
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- Madalina M Barsan
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Barsan MM, Toledo CT, Brett CM. New electrode architectures based on poly(methylene green) and functionalized carbon nanotubes: Characterization and application to detection of acetaminophen and pyridoxine. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2014.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Krieg T, Sydow A, Schröder U, Schrader J, Holtmann D. Reactor concepts for bioelectrochemical syntheses and energy conversion. Trends Biotechnol 2014; 32:645-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Narváez Villarrubia CW, Lau C, Ciniciato GP, Garcia SO, Sibbett SS, Petsev DN, Babanova S, Gupta G, Atanassov P. Practical electricity generation from a paper based biofuel cell powered by glucose in ubiquitous liquids. Electrochem commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Roy JN, Luckarift HR, Sizemore SR, Farrington KE, Lau C, Johnson GR, Atanassov P. Microbial-enzymatic-hybrid biological fuel cell with optimized growth conditions for Shewanella oneidensis DSP-10. Enzyme Microb Technol 2013; 53:123-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Privman V, Fratto BE, Zavalov O, Halámek J, Katz E. Enzymatic AND logic gate with sigmoid response induced by photochemically controlled oxidation of the output. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:7559-68. [PMID: 23731012 DOI: 10.1021/jp404054f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We report a study of a system which involves an enzymatic cascade realizing an AND logic gate, with an added photochemical processing of the output, allowing the gate's response to be made sigmoid in both inputs. New functional forms are developed for quantifying the kinetics of such systems, specifically designed to model their response in terms of signal and information processing. These theoretical expressions are tested for the studied system, which also allows us to consider aspects of biochemical information processing such as noise transmission properties and control of timing of the chemical and physical steps.
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- Vladimir Privman
- Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13676, USA
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Correlation between carbon oxygenated species of SWCNTs and the electrochemical oxidation reaction of NADH. Electrochem commun 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Brun N, Edembe L, Gounel S, Mano N, Titirici MM. Emulsion-templated macroporous carbons synthesized by hydrothermal carbonization and their application for the enzymatic oxidation of glucose. CHEMSUSCHEM 2013; 6:701-710. [PMID: 23495045 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Carbon-based monoliths have been designed using a simple synthetic pathway based on using high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) as a soft template to confine the polymerization and hydrothermal carbonization of saccharide derivatives (furfural) and phenolic compounds (phloroglucinol). Monosaccharides can be isolated from the cellulosic fraction of lignocellulosic biomass and phloroglucinol can be extracted from the bark of fruit trees; however, this approach constitutes an interesting sustainable synthetic route. The macroscopic characteristics can be easily modulated; a high macroporosity and total pore volume of up to 98 % and 18 cm(3)g(-1) have been obtained, respectively. After further thermal treatment under inert atmosphere, the as-synthesized macroporous carbonized HIPEs (carbo-HIPEs) have shaping capabilities relating to interesting mechanical properties as well as a high electrical conductivity of up to 300 Sm(-1) . These conductive foams exhibit a hierarchical structure associated with the presence of both meso- and micropores that exhibit specific Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas and DFT total pore volumes up to 730 m(2)g(-1) and 0.313 cm(3)g(-1) , respectively. Because of their attractive structural characteristics and intrinsic properties, these macroporous monoliths have been incorporated as a proof of principle within electrochemical devices as modified thin carbon disc electrodes. A promising two-fold improvement in the catalytic current is observed for the electrooxidation of glucose after the immobilization of a glucose oxidase-based biocatalytic mixture onto the carbo-HIPE electrodes compared to that observed if using commercial glassy carbon electrodes.
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- Nicolas Brun
- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm/Potsdam, Germany.
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Ji SB, Yan ZH, Wu JW, Chen LL, Li H. One-step electrochemically co-assembled redox-active [Ru(bpy)2(tatp)]2+–BSA–SWCNTs hybrid film for non-redox protein biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 39:106-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.06.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Flexer V, Brun N, Destribats M, Backov R, Mano N. A novel three-dimensional macrocellular carbonaceous biofuel cell. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:6437-45. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50807b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Enzymatic fuel cells: Integrating flow-through anode and air-breathing cathode into a membrane-less biofuel cell design. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 27:132-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Higgins SR, Lau C, Atanassov P, Minteer SD, Cooney MJ. Standardized Characterization of a Flow Through Microbial Fuel Cell. ELECTROANAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201100249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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