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Power harvesting from human serum in buckypaper-based enzymatic biofuel cell

Power harvesting from human serum in buckypaper-based enzymatic biofuel cell
Power harvesting from human serum in buckypaper-based enzymatic biofuel cell

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

Biofuel cell, Human serum, Implantable medical device, Laccase, Power production, PQQ-dependent glucose dehydrogenase
2296-598X
Güven, Güray
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Şahin, Samet
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Güven, Arcan
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Yu, Eileen H.
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Güven, Güray
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Şahin, Samet
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Güven, Arcan
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Yu, Eileen H.
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Güven, Güray, Şahin, Samet, Güven, Arcan and Yu, Eileen H. (2016) Power harvesting from human serum in buckypaper-based enzymatic biofuel cell. Frontiers in Energy Research, 4 (FEB), [4]. (doi:10.3389/fenrg.2016.00004).

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Abstract

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

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Published date: 2016
Keywords: Biofuel cell, Human serum, Implantable medical device, Laccase, Power production, PQQ-dependent glucose dehydrogenase

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Local EPrints ID: 498555
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/498555
ISSN: 2296-598X
PURE UUID: 685c437a-4b76-49a3-8ce4-7aef317dc99e
ORCID for Eileen H. Yu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-975X

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Date deposited: 20 Feb 2025 18:21
Last modified: 18 Sep 2025 02:14

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Author: Güray Güven
Author: Samet Şahin
Author: Arcan Güven
Author: Eileen H. Yu ORCID iD

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