Journal
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 592-595Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2008.12.036
Keywords
Biofuel cell; Laccase; Glucose oxidase; Laminar flow; Microfluidic channel
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- CNRS
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A Y-shaped microfluidic channel is applied for the first time to the construction of a glucose/O-2 biofuel cell, based on both laminar flow and biological enzyme strategies. During operation, the fuel and oxidant streams flow parallel at gold electrode surfaces without convective mixing. At the anode, the glucose oxidation is performed by the enzyme glucose oxidase whereas at the cathode, the oxygen is reduced by the enzyme laccase, in the presence of specific redox mediators. Such cell design protects the anode from an interfering parasite reaction of O-2 at the anode and offers the advantage of using different streams of oxidant and fuel for optimal performance of the enzymes. Electrochemical characterizations of the device show the influence of the flow rate on the output potential and current density. The maximum power density delivered by the assembled biofuel cell reached 110 mu W cm(-2) at 0.3 V with 10 mM glucose at 23 degrees C. The microfluidic approach reported here demonstrates the feasibility of advanced microfabrication techniques to build an efficient microfluidic glucose/O-2 biofuel cell device. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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