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ArticleNature communications2017

Electricity generation from digitally printed cyanobacteria.

Marin Sawa, Andrea Fantuzzi, Paolo Bombelli, Christopher J Howe, Klaus Hellgardt, Peter J Nixon

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marin SawaCentral Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of Arts London, Granary Building, London, N1C 4AA, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-9862
Andrea FantuzziDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Ernst Chain Building - Wolfson Laboratories, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-2175
Paolo BombelliDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK.
Christopher J HoweDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK.
Klaus HellgardtDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Bone Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Peter J NixonDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Ernst Chain Building - Wolfson Laboratories, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. p.nixon@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1952-6937

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

Bioelectric Energy SourcesBiotechnologyCyanobacteriaElectricityEquipment DesignFeasibility StudiesNanotubes, CarbonPhotosynthesisPrintingSynechocystisNanotubes, Carbon

Identifiers

PMID29109396
PMCPMC5673893

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