Foldable Bacteria-Powered Battery

Dec-22-16 Researchers have developed a thin, bacteria-powered battery that could be used in disposable electronics.

Created by a team from Binghamton University, the battery is built on a piece of chromatography paper. One half of the paper, the cathode side, was layered with a ribbon of silver nitrate beneath a thin, wax coating. The other side, which functions as the anode, holds a conductive polymer reservoir filled with bacteria in a liquid. When the sides are folded to make contact, the bacterium’s cellular respiration will generate energy to power the battery.

The team believes the paper biobattery could have applications in papertronics, such as low power biosensors.

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