期刊
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
卷 37, 期 1, 页码 38-45出版社
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.04.030
关键词
Enzymatic fuel cell; Direct electron transfer; Human lachrymal liquid; Electronic contact lens
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资金
- European Commission [NMP4-SL-2009-229255]
- Swedish Research Council [2009-3266]
- Linnaeus grant [60012701]
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation [KAW 2004.0119]
- Gustaf Th. Ohlsson Foundation
Here we present unequivocal experimental proof that microscale cofactor- and membrane-less, direct electron transfer based enzymatic fuel cells do produce significant amounts of electrical energy in human lachrymal liquid (tears). 100 mu m diameter gold wires, covered with 17 nm gold nanoparticles, were used to fashion three-dimensional nanostructured microelectrodes, which were biomodified with Corynascus thermophilus cellobiose dehydrogenase and Myrothecium verrucaria bilirubin oxidase as anodic and cathodic bioelements, respectively. The following characteristics of miniature glucose/oxygen biodevices operating in human tears were registered: 0.57 V open-circuit voltage, about 1 mu W cm(-2) maximum power density at a cell voltage of 0.5 V, and more than 20 h operational half-life. Theoretical calculations regarding the maximum recoverable electrical energy can be extracted from the biofuel and the biooxidant, glucose and molecular oxygen, each readily available in human lachrymal liquid, fully support our belief that biofuel cells can be used as electrical power sources for so called smart contact lenses. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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