@inproceedings{a2b42d6fda074050b7fbc62e81d3fe26,
title = "Microfluidic biological fuel cells: Automatic series-connection and relay systems",
abstract = "Enzymatic biofuel cells have attracted attention. However, there are drawbacks to be overcome for practical applications: The lower output voltage and shorter life time. In this paper, I will present our recent progress in MEMS techniques-based challenge to these problems. The possible output voltage of a single biofuel cell is generally lower than 1 V. The series connection of biofuel cells requires a system for ionic isolation between each cell. We will report an automatic air-valve to connect biofuel cells in series based on the air-trapping at a lotus leaf-like superhydrophobic structure that is manufactured between fuel cells arrayed in a microfluidic channel. The lifetime of an operating enzymatic fuel cell is limited typically within one week. We have been developing the parallel-connected biological micro fuel cells, each of which is shielded from fuel solutions by using degradable materials such as PLGA.",
keywords = "Biological Fuel Cells, Enzyme, MEMS, PDMS",
author = "S. Yoshino and M. Oike and Y. Yatagawa and K. Haneda and Takeo Miyake and M. Nishizawa",
year = "2010",
month = oct,
day = "22",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_416",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783540790389",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
pages = "1637--1639",
booktitle = "6th World Congress of Biomechanics, WCB 2010 - In Conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME and 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, APBiomech",
note = "6th World Congress of Biomechanics, WCB 2010 - In Conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME and 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, APBiomech ; Conference date: 01-08-2010 Through 06-08-2010",
}