Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes Increase Power Generation in E. coli Microbial Fuel Cells

A series of conjugated oligoelectrolytes with structural variations is used to stain E. coli. By taking advantage of a high‐throughput screening platform that incorporates gold anodes, it is found that MFCs with COE‐modified E. coli generate significantly higher power densities, relative to unmodifi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2013-03, Vol.25 (11), p.1593-1597
Main Authors: Hou, Huijie, Chen, Xiaofen, Thomas, Alexander W., Catania, Chelsea, Kirchhofer, Nathan D., Garner, Logan E., Han, Arum, Bazan, Guillermo C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anodes
Biochemical fuel cells
Bioelectric Energy Sources
conjugated oligoelectrolytes
Density
Electricity
electrode interface
Electrodes
Electrolytes - chemistry
Escherichia coli - metabolism
Fuel cells
Gold
high throughput testing
microbial fuel cells
Microorganisms
Platforms
power density
Screening
Semiconductors
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A series of conjugated oligoelectrolytes with structural variations is used to stain E. coli. By taking advantage of a high‐throughput screening platform that incorporates gold anodes, it is found that MFCs with COE‐modified E. coli generate significantly higher power densities, relative to unmodified E. coli. These findings highlight the potential of using water‐soluble molecules inspired by the work on organic semiconductors to improve electrode/microbe interfaces.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201204271