@inproceedings{af958f6b2a8d42e29057aa41f7bcd076,
title = "A microfluidic biological solar cell generating high power density",
abstract = "We developed a novel microfluidic biological solar cell which harvests light energy and delivers electricity. The biological solar cell used the photosynthetic and respiratory activities of the cyanobacterium Spirulina Platensis to generate a maximum power density of 4.76 μW/cm2 in a 90 μL microfluidic reactor, which is the highest power density among all miniaturized biological solar cells. The power density was significantly increased by (i) using carbon-based anodic material to promote bacterial adhesion and (ii) constructing a sandwich arrangement of the anode/proton exchange membrane (PEM)/air-cathode to minimize the inter-electrode distance and significantly reduce the internal resistance.",
keywords = "Biological solar cells, Cyanobacteria, Microfluidics, Photosynthesis, Respiration",
author = "Xuejian Wei and Weiyang Yang and Seokheun Choi",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 15CBMS-0001.; 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015 ; Conference date: 25-10-2015 Through 29-10-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
series = "MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "2050--2052",
booktitle = "MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
}