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A Monosaccharide‐Based Coin‐Cell Biobattery
Author(s) -
Giroud Fabien,
Hickey David P.,
Schmidtke David W.,
Glatzhofer Daniel T.,
Minteer Shelley D.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemelectrochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 2196-0216
DOI - 10.1002/celc.201402162
Subject(s) - monosaccharide , ferrocene , electrode , redox , anode , electron transfer , materials science , glucose oxidase , carbon fibers , fructose , chemistry , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , biosensor , composite material , composite number , engineering
The utilization of carbon felt as the conductive material for the construction of a monosaccharide‐based coin‐cell biobattery is explored. Anthracene‐modified carbon nanotubes were used at the positive electrode to preferentially orientate laccase for direct electron transfer during O 2 reduction. A ferrocene‐modified poly(ethylenimine) redox polymer was used to electrically communicate with either glucose oxidase or fructose dehydrogenase at the negative electrode. The use of carbon felt helped in the immobilization of a larger quantity of enzyme. Cathodic and anodic currents with carbon felt electrodes showed a three‐fold and twofold increase, respectively, relative to the currents obtained with Toray paper materials. Bioelectrodes were assembled in a commercial coin‐cell battery casing and were tested as possible biobatteries. This work presents the first time in which a traditional battery design is used for the performance evaluation of different biobatteries.
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