Microscale microbial fuel cells: Advances and challenges

S Choi - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2015 - Elsevier
The next generation of sustainable energy could come from microorganisms; evidence that it
can be seen with the given rise of Electromicrobiology, the study of microorganisms' …

Fast and sensitive water quality assessment: a μL-scale microbial fuel cell-based biosensor integrated with an air-bubble trap and electrochemical sensing …

W Yang, X Wei, A Fraiwan, CG Coogan, H Lee… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work describes the development and operation of a microliter-sized microbial fuel cell-
based biosensor for monitoring toxic substances in water. The biosensor features the …

Bacteria-powered battery on paper

A Fraiwan, S Choi - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Paper-based devices have recently emerged as simple and low-cost paradigms for fluid
manipulation and analytical/clinical testing. However, there are significant challenges in …

A micro-sized bio-solar cell for self-sustaining power generation

H Lee, S Choi - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-sustainable energy sources are essential for a wide array of wireless applications
deployed in remote field locations. Due to their self-assembling and self-repairing …

A multianode paper-based microbial fuel cell: a potential power source for disposable biosensors

A Fraiwan, H Lee, S Choi - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we report a multianode paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) capable of
generating a power density of 28.4 μW/cm 2. This MFC features: 1) flexible multilayered …

Microbial power‐generating capabilities on Micro‐/Nano‐Structured anodes in micro‐sized microbial fuel cells

A Fraiwan, SP Adusumilli, D Han, AJ Steckl… - Fuel Cells, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an alternative electricity generating technology and efficient
method for removing organic material from wastewater. Their low power densities, however …

Biopower generation in a microfluidic bio-solar panel

X Wei, H Lee, S Choi - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
We developed a scalable and stackable bio-solar panel that integrated significantly
improved miniature bio-solar cells in an array. A 3× 3 bio-solar panel was fabricated by …

Enhancing quorum sensing in biofilm anode to improve biosensing of naphthenic acids

TH Chung, BS Zakaria, MNA Meshref… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The feasibility of enhancing quorum sensing (QS) in anode biofilm to improve the
quantifications of commercial naphthenic acid concentrations (9.4–94 mg/L) in a microbial …

Flow dependent performance of microfluidic microbial fuel cells

D Vigolo, TT Al-Housseiny, Y Shen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The integration of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) in a microfluidic geometry can significantly
enhance the power density of these cells, which would have more active bacteria per unit …

Bacterial growth and respiration in laminar flow microbial fuel cells

A Fraiwan, DF Call, S Choi - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Application of micro-scale microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to power electronics is limited due to
the high internal resistances associated with membranes. Laminar flow MFCs (LFMFCs) …