Conjugated oligoelectrolytes increase power generation in E. coli microbial fuel cells.

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Han, Arum

published proceedings

• Adv Mater

altmetric score

• 9

author list (cited authors)

• Hou, H., Chen, X., Thomas, A. W., Catania, C., Kirchhofer, N. D., Garner, L. E., Han, A., & Bazan, G. C.

citation count

• 75

complete list of authors

• Hou, Huijie||Chen, Xiaofen||Thomas, Alexander W||Catania, Chelsea||Kirchhofer, Nathan D||Garner, Logan E||Han, Arum||Bazan, Guillermo C

publication date

• March 2013

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• ADVANCED MATERIALS  Journal

keywords

• Bioelectric Energy Sources
• Electricity
• Electrodes
• Electrolytes
• Escherichia Coli
• Semiconductors

PubMed Central ID

• 23345125

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/adma.201204271

start page

• 1593

end page

• 1597

volume

• 25

issue

• 11

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201204271