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The fabrication and performance of a flexible and stretchable bacteria-powered biobattery (or Microbial Fuel Cells)
About
The single-layer textile battery uses bacteria as a biocatalyst to produce electricity. The battery demonstrates a stable performance with repeated stretching and twisting cycles. Sweat generated from the human body can be a potential fuel to support bacterial viability, providing the long-term operation of the battery. Furthermore, the direct use of human bacterial cells as a power resource interdependently with the human body is conceivable for wearable electronics.
Key Benefits
• Compared to traditional batteries and other enzymatic fuel cells, the bacteria-powered battery can be the most suitable power source for wearable electronics because the whole microbial cells as a biocatalyst provide stable enzymatic reactions and long lifetime. • Sweat generated from the human body can be a potential fuel to support bacterial viability, providing the long-term operation of the battery. • The direct use of human bacterial cells as a power resource interdependently with the human body is conceivable for wearable electronics.