title: Bioinspired Nanosucker Array for Enhancing Bioelectricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells.
abstract: A bioinspired active anode with a suction effect is demonstrated for microbial fuel cells by constructing polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubular arrays on carbon textiles. The oxygen in the inner space of the nanosucker can be depleted by micro-organisms with the capability of facul-tative respiration, forming a vacuum, which then activates the electrode to draw the microorganism by suction and thus improve the bioelectricity generation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, P. R. China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Dianpeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bevita K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lanpo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Fuyi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000737:chemistry; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D049831:Octopodiformes; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry; D013784:Textiles; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C067635:polypyrrole; D002244:Carbon; C029501:4-toluenesulfonic acid; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: anodes; bioelectricity generation; bioelectrochemistry; microbial fuel cells; nanosucker arrays