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@article{Sawa:2017:10.1038/s41467-017-01084-4,
author = {Sawa, M and Fantuzzi, A and Bombelli, P and Howe, CJ and Hellgardt, K and Nixon, PJ},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-017-01084-4},
journal = {Nature Communications},
pages = {1--10},
title = {Electricity generation from digitally printed cyanobacteria},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01084-4},
volume = {8},
year = {2017}
}

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AB  - Microbial biophotovoltaic cells exploit the ability of cyanobacteria and microalgae to convert light energy into electrical current using water as the source of electrons. Such bioelectrochemical systems have a clear advantage over more conventional microbial fuel cells which require the input of organic carbon for microbial growth. However, innovative approaches are needed to address scale-up issues associated with the fabrication of the inorganic (electrodes) and biological (microbe) parts of the biophotovoltaic device. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of using a simple commercial inkjet printer to fabricate a thin-film paper-based biophotovoltaic cell consisting of a layer of cyanobacterial cells on top of a carbon nanotube conducting surface. We show that these printed cyanobacteria are capable of generating a sustained electrical current both in the dark (as a ‘solar bio-battery’) and in response to light (as a ‘bio-solar-panel’) with potential applications in low-power devices.
AU  - Sawa,M
AU  - Fantuzzi,A
AU  - Bombelli,P
AU  - Howe,CJ
AU  - Hellgardt,K
AU  - Nixon,PJ
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-017-01084-4
EP  - 10
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2041-1723
SP  - 1
TI  - Electricity generation from digitally printed cyanobacteria
T2  - Nature Communications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01084-4
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01084-4
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/51658
VL  - 8
ER  -

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