Abstract
Enzymatic biofuel cells promise a great potential as a small power source, but their practical applications are being hampered by two serious problems: low power density and short lifetime. This review will describe recent advances of nanobiocatalysis that can potentially solve these two problems, together with some of novel in vivo applications of biofuel cells for harvesting electrical energy from the body fluids of living insects and animals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1181-1200 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Topics in Catalysis |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 16-18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Nov |
Keywords
- Enzymatic biofuel cells
- Enzyme immobilization
- Enzyme stabilization
- Nanobiocatalysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)