Microbial Fuel Cell-Based Biosensors
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2022) | Viewed by 6723
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbial electrochemical systems; bioelectrochemical sensors; bioelectrosynthesis and degradation; environmental microbiology
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Dear Colleagues,
The application of microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology in biosensors is gaining increasing interest from the scientific community. MFCs offer unique and attractive features of low cost, fast response time, ease of signal measurement and interpretation, and long-term operation due to the regeneration of electroactive bacteria, which makes them ideal for environmental applications.
MFC biosensors have proven their capability for immediate measurement and monitoring of organic matter in various environments. These devices have also been demonstrated to work as early warning systems through the detection of toxic compounds. Furthermore, due to electricity generation, they can work in an entirely self-powered and autonomous manner.
This exciting field spans many research areas and several challenges are still waiting to be addressed in either improving or extending upon existing concepts within the area.
It is therefore my pleasure to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue, which is devoted to progress in the development of microbial fuel cell-based biosensors, covering both fundamental and applied aspects towards their practical implementation. The manuscripts on design, operation, electrode and bio-electrode development, microbial communities, stability and selectivity improvements, proof of concept and overall performance validation studies are highly welcome, but not limited to.
Dr. Grzegorz PasternakGuest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial fuel cell
- MFC
- biosensor
- bioelectrochemical system
- BOD
- toxicity
- whole cell
- sensor
- electroactive bacteria
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