title: Microbial fuel cell-based biosensors for environmental monitoring: a review.
abstract: The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an innovative technology that was initially designed to harness energy from organic waste using microorganisms. It is striking how many promising applications beyond energy production have been explored in recent decades. In particular, MFC-based biosensors are considered to be the next generation biosensing technology for environmental monitoring. This review describes recent advances in this emerging technology of MFC-based biosensors, with a special emphasis on monitoring of biochemical oxygen demand and toxicity in the environment. The progress confirms that MFC-based biosensors could be used as self-powered portable biosensing devices with great potential in long-term and remote environmental monitoring.
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn.
authors: Jian-Zhong
authors: JZ
authors: Sun
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn; School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: Gakai
authors: G
authors: Peter Kingori
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn.
authors: Rong-Wei
authors: RW
authors: Si
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn; College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Henan 450001, China.
authors: Dan-Dan
authors: DD
authors: Zhai
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn.
authors: Zhi-Hong
authors: ZH
authors: Liao
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn.
authors: De-Zhen
authors: DZ
authors: Sun
authors: College of Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5 XinMofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Zheng
authors: School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ycyong@mail.ujs.edu.cn.
authors: Yang-Chun
authors: YC
authors: Yong
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*