title: Tailoring Biointerfaces for Electrocatalysis.
abstract: Bioelectrocatalysis is an expanding research area due to the use of this type of electrocatalysis in electrochemical biosensors, biofuel cells, bioelectrochemical cells, and biosolar cells. This feature article discusses recent advancements in tailoring the biointerface between electrodes and biocatalysts for facile electrocatalysis. This includes the design of pyrene moieties for directing the orientation of biocatalysts on electrode surfaces and mediation as well as the rational design of redox polymers for self-exchange-based electron transport to/from biocatalysts and the electrode and the use of bioscaffolding techniques for designing the bioelectrode structure. However, recent advances in the past decade have shown the importance of hybrid bioelectrocatalytic systems, and future work will be needed to use these same pyrene, redox polymer, and bioscaffolding techniques for hybrid bioelectrocatalysis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, University of Utah , 315 S. 1400 E, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, University of Utah , 315 S. 1400 E, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, University of Utah , 315 S. 1400 E, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.
authors.forename: Krysti L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Knoche
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, University of Utah , 315 S. 1400 E, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.
authors.forename: Shelley D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Minteer
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry; D055162:Biocatalysis; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D021881:DNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry; D042845:Laccase / Q000737:chemistry; D015388:Organelles / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D016337:RNA, Catalytic / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D021881:DNA, Catalytic; D011108:Polymers; D011721:Pyrenes; D016337:RNA, Catalytic; D004247:DNA; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D042845:Laccase