title: Chitosan improves stability of carbon nanotube biocathodes for glucose biofuel cells.
abstract: We demonstrate a novel combined chitosan-carbon-nanotube-enzyme biocathode with a greatly enhanced and stable long-term current density of -0.19 mA mL(-1). The fibrous microstructure of the electrode improves the performance of the biocathode by creating a protective microenvironment, preventing the loss of the electrocatalytic activity of the enzyme, and providing good oxygen diffusion.
authors.affiliation: University of Grenoble Alpes/CNRS/INSERM/TIMC-IMAG UMR 5525 (Equipe SyNaBi), Grenoble, 38000, France. don.martin@imag.fr.
authors.forename: Sarra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Ichi
authors.forename: Abdelkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zebda
authors.forename: Awatef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laaroussi
authors.forename: Nadège
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reverdy-Bruas
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaussy
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naceur Belgacem
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cinquin
authors.forename: Donald K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D056804:Biofuels; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004566:Electrodes; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D042845:Laccase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D048271:Chitosan; D042845:Laccase; D005947:Glucose