Title :
Stacked biofuel cells separated by artificial lipid bilayers
Author :
Shoji, K. ; Morishima, K.
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reports stacked biofuel cells (SBFC) separated by artificial lipid bilayers which are bimolecular membranes and several nm membranes. First, we designed and fabricated SBFCs with a screen printer and a 3D printer. Then, we evaluated electrochemical reaction of electrodes of the SBFC and measured the output voltages of single, double, triple and quad SBFCs. Finally, we demonstrated to drive a digital clock powered by the quad SBFC. These results indicate the potentially for developing the high voltage BFC implanted in living organisms.
Keywords :
biofuel; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; electrochemical electrodes; lipid bilayers; microorganisms; 3D printer; artificial lipid bilayers; bimolecular membranes; digital clock; electrochemical electrodes; electrochemical reaction; living organisms; nm membranes; screen printer; stacked biofuel cells; Anodes; Batteries; Biofuels; Clocks; Lipidomics; Sugar; Artificial lipid membrane; Biofuel cell; Implantable battery;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
DOI :
10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7181408