Electromicrobiology: the ecophysiology of phylogenetically diverse electroactive microorganisms

DR Lovley, DE Holmes - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Electroactive microorganisms markedly affect many environments in which they establish
outer-surface electrical contacts with other cells and minerals or reduce soluble extracellular …

Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

Real-time bioelectronic sensing of environmental contaminants

JT Atkinson, L Su, X Zhang, GN Bennett, JJ Silberg… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Real-time chemical sensing is crucial for applications in environmental and health
monitoring. Biosensors can detect a variety of molecules through genetic circuits that use …

Engineering wired life: synthetic biology for electroactive bacteria

LJ Bird, BB Kundu, T Tschirhart, AD Corts… - ACS Synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electroactive bacteria produce or consume electrical current by moving electrons to and
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …

A review of recent advances in microbial fuel cells: Preparation, operation, and application

J Wang, K Ren, Y Zhu, J Huang, S Liu - BioTech, 2022 - mdpi.com
The microbial fuel cell has been considered a promising alternative to traditional fossil
energy. It has great potential in energy production, waste management, and biomass …

Microbial nanowires for sustainable electronics

MJ Guberman-Pfeffer, NM Dorval Courchesne… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbial protein nanowires are emerging as an alternative to abiotic nanowires for
electronics applications. Microbial nanowires are sustainably produced, robust, non-toxic …

Bioelectrocatalysis for CO2 reduction: recent advances and challenges to develop a sustainable system for CO2 utilization

L Luan, X Ji, B Guo, J Cai, W Dong, Y Huang… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Activation and turning CO 2 into value added products is a promising orientation to address
environmental issues caused by CO 2 emission. Currently, electrocatalysis has a potent well …

Advances in Electrochemical Modification Strategies of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural

O Simoska, Z Rhodes, S Weliwatte… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of electrochemical catalytic conversion of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)
has recently gained attention as a potentially scalable approach for both oxidation and …

Advances in mechanisms and engineering of electroactive biofilms

Z You, J Li, Y Wang, D Wu, F Li, H Song - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Electroactive biofilms (EABs) are electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) encased in
conductive polymers that are secreted by EAMs and formed by the accumulation and cross …

Boosting microfluidic microbial fuel cells performance via investigating electron transfer mechanisms, metal-based electrodes, and magnetic field effect

M Shirkosh, Y Hojjat, MM Mardanpour - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The presented paper fundamentally investigates the influence of different electron transfer
mechanisms, various metal-based electrodes, and a static magnetic field on the overall …