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Zyubin AS, Zyubina TS, Istakova OI, Talagaeva NV, Zolotukhina EV, Vorotyntsev MA, Konev DV. Quantum‐chemical modeling of polypyrrole structure in neutral complexes with electron density acceptors. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202200297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alexander S. Zyubin
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
- Electrochemistry Department A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Chernogolovka Russia
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Karačić D, Gutić SJ, Vasić B, Mirsky VM, Skorodumova NV, Mentus SV, Pašti IA. Electrochemical reduction of thin graphene-oxide films in aqueous solutions – Restoration of conductivity. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140046] [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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Salinas G, Frontana‐Uribe BA. Analysis of Conjugated Polymers Conductivity by in situ Electrochemical‐Conductance Method. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gerardo Salinas
- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR 5255Bordeaux INP Site ENSCBP F 33607 Pessac France
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- Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química SustentableUAEM-UNAM Km 14.5 Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco 50200 Toluca México
- Instituto de Química UNAMCircuito Exterior Ciudad Universitaria 04510, CDMX México
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Gutić SJ, Kozlica DK, Korać F, Bajuk-Bogdanović D, Mitrić M, Mirsky VM, Mentus SV, Pašti IA. Electrochemical tuning of capacitive response of graphene oxide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:22698-22709. [PMID: 30137091 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03631d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The capacitance of graphene oxide can be maximized by precise control of the conditions of electrochemical reduction to balance the oxygen concentration and conductivity.
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- Sanjin J. Gutić
- University of Sarajevo
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University of Sarajevo
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University of Sarajevo
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences
- University of Belgrade
- 11001 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Institute of Biotechnology
- Department of Nanobiotechnology
- Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
- 01968 Senftenberg
- Germany
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- University of Belgrade – Faculty of Physical Chemistry
- 11158 Belgrade
- Serbia
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 11000 Belgrade
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- University of Belgrade – Faculty of Physical Chemistry
- 11158 Belgrade
- Serbia
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Amino-substituted Tröger’s base: electrochemical polymerization and characterization of the polymer film. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Malvankar NS, Rotello VM, Tuominen MT, Lovley DR. Reply to 'Measuring conductivity of living Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms'. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 11:913-914. [PMID: 27821844 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Nikhil S Malvankar
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University, Connecticut 06516, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Pašti IA, Janošević Ležaić A, Ćirić-Marjanović G, Mirsky VM. Resistive gas sensors based on the composites of nanostructured carbonized polyaniline and Nafion. J Solid State Electrochem 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-016-3344-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Electrically controlled variation of receptor affinity. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:7283-7. [PMID: 27438716 PMCID: PMC5037141 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9751-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A concept of virtual sensor array based on electrically controlled variation of affinity properties of the receptor layer is described. It was realized on the base of integrated electrochemical chemotransistor containing polyaniline as the receptor layer. Electrical control of the redox state of polyaniline was performed in five-electrode configuration containing four electrodes for conductivity measurements and one Ag/AgCl reference electrode. All the electrodes were integrated on the same glass chip. A room-temperature ionic liquid was used for the electrical connection between the reference electrode and chemosensitive material. Conductivity measurements demonstrated effective potential-controlled electrochemical conversions of the receptor material between different redox states. Binding of trimethylamine at three different potentials, corresponding to the different states of the receptor material, was studied. Concentration dependencies and binding kinetics were analyzed. The results demonstrated that the kinetic as well as the equilibrium binding properties of the receptor layer can be controlled by electrical potential, thus providing a possibility to form a virtual sensor array using only a single sensing element. Single sensing element with electrical control of its affinity can operate as a virtual sensor array ![]()
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On the nature of influence of polyelectrolyte molecular weight on aniline electropolymerization. J Solid State Electrochem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-015-2853-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Malvankar NS, King GM, Lovley DR. Centimeter-long electron transport in marine sediments via conductive minerals. ISME JOURNAL 2014; 9:527-31. [PMID: 25050525 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Centimeter-long electron conduction through marine sediments, in which electrons derived from sulfide in anoxic sediments are transported to oxygen in surficial sediments, may have an important influence on sediment geochemistry. Filamentous bacteria have been proposed to mediate the electron transport, but the filament conductivity could not be verified and other mechanisms are possible. Surprisingly, previous investigations have never actually measured the sediment conductivity or its basic physical properties. Here we report direct measurements that demonstrate centimeter-long electron flow through marine sediments, with conductivities sufficient to account for previously estimated electron fluxes. Conductivity was lost for oxidized sediments, which contrasts with the previously described increase in the conductivity of microbial biofilms upon oxidation. Adding pyrite to the sediments significantly enhanced the conductivity. These results suggest that the role of conductive minerals, which are more commonly found in sediments than centimeter-long microbial filaments, need to be considered when modeling marine sediment biogeochemistry.
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- Nikhil S Malvankar
- 1] Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA [2] Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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Terahertz split-ring metamaterials as transducers for chemical sensors based on conducting polymers: a feasibility study with sensing of acidic and basic gases using polyaniline chemosensitive layer. Mikrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-014-1263-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Darestani MT, Chilcott TC, Coster HGL. Electrical impedance spectroscopy study of piezoelectric PVDF membranes. J Solid State Electrochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-013-2286-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Aromatic amino acids required for pili conductivity and long-range extracellular electron transport in Geobacter sulfurreducens. mBio 2013; 4:e00105-13. [PMID: 23481602 PMCID: PMC3604773 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00105-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It has been proposed that Geobacter sulfurreducens requires conductive pili for long-range electron transport to Fe(III) oxides and for high-density current production in microbial fuel cells. In order to investigate this further, we constructed a strain of G. sulfurreducens, designated Aro-5, which produced pili with diminished conductivity. This was accomplished by modifying the amino acid sequence of PilA, the structural pilin protein. An alanine was substituted for each of the five aromatic amino acids in the carboxyl terminus of PilA, the region in which G. sulfurreducens PilA differs most significantly from the PilAs of microorganisms incapable of long-range extracellular electron transport. Strain Aro-5 produced pili that were properly decorated with the multiheme c-type cytochrome OmcS, which is essential for Fe(III) oxide reduction. However, pili preparations of the Aro-5 strain had greatly diminished conductivity and Aro-5 cultures were severely limited in their capacity to reduce Fe(III) compared to the control strain. Current production of the Aro-5 strain, with a graphite anode serving as the electron acceptor, was less than 10% of that of the control strain. The conductivity of the Aro-5 biofilms was 10-fold lower than the control strain’s. These results demonstrate that the pili of G. sulfurreducens must be conductive in order for the cells to be effective in extracellular long-range electron transport. Extracellular electron transfer by Geobacter species plays an important role in the biogeochemistry of soils and sediments and has a number of bioenergy applications. For example, microbial reduction of Fe(III) oxide is one of the most geochemically significant processes in anaerobic soils, aquatic sediments, and aquifers, and Geobacter organisms are often abundant in such environments. Geobacter sulfurreducens produces the highest current densities of any known pure culture, and close relatives are often the most abundant organisms colonizing anodes in microbial fuel cells that harvest electricity from wastewater or aquatic sediments. The finding that a strain of G. sulfurreducens that produces pili with low conductivity is limited in these extracellular electron transport functions provides further insight into these environmentally significant processes.
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Lange U, Mirsky VM. Electroanalytical measurements without electrolytes: Conducting polymers as probes for redox titration in non-conductive organic media. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 744:29-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Boutry C, Müller M, Hierold C. Junctions between metals and blends of conducting and biodegradable polymers (PLLA-PPy and PCL-PPy). MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2012; 32:1610-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Morita M, Malvankar NS, Franks AE, Summers ZM, Giloteaux L, Rotaru AE, Rotaru C, Lovley DR. Potential for direct interspecies electron transfer in methanogenic wastewater digester aggregates. mBio 2011; 2:e00159-11. [PMID: 21862629 PMCID: PMC3157894 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00159-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mechanisms for electron transfer within microbial aggregates derived from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor converting brewery waste to methane were investigated in order to better understand the function of methanogenic consortia. The aggregates were electrically conductive, with conductivities 3-fold higher than the conductivities previously reported for dual-species aggregates of Geobacter species in which the two species appeared to exchange electrons via interspecies electron transfer. The temperature dependence response of the aggregate conductance was characteristic of the organic metallic-like conductance previously described for the conductive pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens and was inconsistent with electron conduction through minerals. Studies in which aggregates were incubated with high concentrations of potential electron donors demonstrated that the aggregates had no significant capacity for conversion of hydrogen to methane. The aggregates converted formate to methane but at rates too low to account for the rates at which that the aggregates syntrophically metabolized ethanol, an important component of the reactor influent. Geobacter species comprised 25% of 16S rRNA gene sequences recovered from the aggregates, suggesting that Geobacter species may have contributed to some but probably not all of the aggregate conductivity. Microorganisms most closely related to the acetate-utilizing Methanosaeta concilii accounted for more than 90% of the sequences that could be assigned to methane producers, consistent with the poor capacity for hydrogen and formate utilization. These results demonstrate for the first time that methanogenic wastewater aggregates can be electrically conductive and suggest that direct interspecies electron transfer could be an important mechanism for electron exchange in some methanogenic systems.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Malvankar NS, Vargas M, Nevin KP, Franks AE, Leang C, Kim BC, Inoue K, Mester T, Covalla SF, Johnson JP, Rotello VM, Tuominen MT, Lovley DR. Tunable metallic-like conductivity in microbial nanowire networks. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 6:573-9. [PMID: 21822253 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 482] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Electronic nanostructures made from natural amino acids are attractive because of their relatively low cost, facile processing and absence of toxicity. However, most materials derived from natural amino acids are electronically insulating. Here, we report metallic-like conductivity in films of the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens and also in pilin nanofilaments (known as microbial nanowires) extracted from these bacteria. These materials have electronic conductivities of ∼5 mS cm(-1), which are comparable to those of synthetic metallic nanostructures. They can also conduct over distances on the centimetre scale, which is thousands of times the size of a bacterium. Moreover, the conductivity of the biofilm can be tuned by regulating gene expression, and also by varying the gate voltage in a transistor configuration. The conductivity of the nanofilaments has a temperature dependence similar to that of a disordered metal, and the conductivity could be increased by processing.
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- Nikhil S Malvankar
- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Lange U, Mirsky VM. Polythiophene films on gold electrodes: a comparison of bulk and contact resistances in aqueous and organic media. J Solid State Electrochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-011-1450-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Silver particles-modified polysulfonic acid-doped polyaniline layers: electroless deposition of silver in slightly acidic and neutral solutions. J Solid State Electrochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-011-1451-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lange U, Hirsch T, Mirsky VM, Wolfbeis OS. Hydrogen sensor based on a graphene – palladium nanocomposite. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lange U, Mirsky VM. Chemosensitive nanocomposite for conductometric detection of hydrazine and NADH. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lange U, Mirsky VM. Chemiresistors based on conducting polymers: A review on measurement techniques. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 687:105-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2010] [Revised: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Integrated electrochemical transistor as a fast recoverable gas sensor. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 687:7-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lovley DR, Ueki T, Zhang T, Malvankar NS, Shrestha PM, Flanagan KA, Aklujkar M, Butler JE, Giloteaux L, Rotaru AE, Holmes DE, Franks AE, Orellana R, Risso C, Nevin KP. Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and practical applications. Adv Microb Physiol 2011; 59:1-100. [PMID: 22114840 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387661-4.00004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a diversity of anaerobic environments. Geobacter species appear to be the primary agents for coupling the oxidation of organic compounds to the reduction of insoluble Fe(III) and Mn(IV) oxides in many soils and sediments, a process of global biogeochemical significance. Some Geobacter species can anaerobically oxidize aromatic hydrocarbons and play an important role in aromatic hydrocarbon removal from contaminated aquifers. The ability of Geobacter species to reductively precipitate uranium and related contaminants has led to the development of bioremediation strategies for contaminated environments. Geobacter species produce higher current densities than any other known organism in microbial fuel cells and are common colonizers of electrodes harvesting electricity from organic wastes and aquatic sediments. Direct interspecies electron exchange between Geobacter species and syntrophic partners appears to be an important process in anaerobic wastewater digesters. Functional and comparative genomic studies have begun to reveal important aspects of Geobacter physiology and regulation, but much remains unexplored. Quantifying key gene transcripts and proteins of subsurface Geobacter communities has proven to be a powerful approach to diagnose the in situ physiological status of Geobacter species during groundwater bioremediation. The growth and activity of Geobacter species in the subsurface and their biogeochemical impact under different environmental conditions can be predicted with a systems biology approach in which genome-scale metabolic models are coupled with appropriate physical/chemical models. The proficiency of Geobacter species in transferring electrons to insoluble minerals, electrodes, and possibly other microorganisms can be attributed to their unique "microbial nanowires," pili that conduct electrons along their length with metallic-like conductivity. Surprisingly, the abundant c-type cytochromes of Geobacter species do not contribute to this long-range electron transport, but cytochromes are important for making the terminal electrical connections with Fe(III) oxides and electrodes and also function as capacitors, storing charge to permit continued respiration when extracellular electron acceptors are temporarily unavailable. The high conductivity of Geobacter pili and biofilms and the ability of biofilms to function as supercapacitors are novel properties that might contribute to the field of bioelectronics. The study of Geobacter species has revealed a remarkable number of microbial physiological properties that had not previously been described in any microorganism. Further investigation of these environmentally relevant and physiologically unique organisms is warranted.
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- Derek R Lovley
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Lange U, Ivanov S, Lyutov V, Tsakova V, Mirsky VM. Voltammetric and conductometric behavior of nanocomposites of polyaniline and gold nanoparticles prepared by layer-by-layer technique. J Solid State Electrochem 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-009-0922-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Broncová G, Anikin S, Lange U, Matějka P, Krondak M, Král V, Mirsky VM. Electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of poly-4,4′-dialkoxy-2,2′-bipyrroles. J Solid State Electrochem 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-009-0911-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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