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Self-Powered Biosensors

Grattieri, Matteo, Minteer, Shelley D.·2018·ACS Sensors

Abstract

Self-powered electrochemical biosensors utilize biofuel cells as a simultaneous power source and biosensor, which simplifies the biosensor system, because it no longer requires a potentiostat, power for the potentiostat, and/or power for the signaling device. This review article is focused on detailing the advances in the field of self-powered biosensors and discussing their advantages and limitations compared to other types of electrochemical biosensors. The review will discuss self-powered biosensors formed from enzymatic biofuel cells, organelle-based biofuel cells, and microbial fuel cells. It also discusses the different mechanisms of sensing, including utilizing the analyte being the substrate/fuel for the biocatalyst, the analyte binding the biocatalyst to the electrode surface, the analyte being an inhibitor of the biocatalyst, the analyte resulting in the blocking of the bioelectrocatalytic response, the analyte reactivating the biocatalyst, Boolean logic gates, and combining affinity-based biorecognition elements with bioelectrocatalytic power generation. The final section of this review details areas of future investigation that are needed in the field, as well as problems that still need to be addressed by the field.

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  • Wearable biofuel cells are promising for powering non-invasive wearable platforms.

    “Wearable biofuel cells, in particular, are promising for the powering of non-invasive wearable platforms as they harvest energy from the same biofluids of interest and can operate as self-powered biosensors, but yet still suffer from the same stability issues discussed above42,193,194.”

    From Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring (2019) · cites this paper as [194]

  • Wearable biofuel cells still suffer from stability issues.

    “Wearable biofuel cells, in particular, are promising for the powering of non-invasive wearable platforms as they harvest energy from the same biofluids of interest and can operate as self-powered biosensors, but yet still suffer from the same stability issues discussed above42,193,194.”

    From Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring (2019) · cites this paper as [194]

  • Wearable biofuel cells can operate as self-powered biosensors.

    “Wearable biofuel cells, in particular, are promising for the powering of non-invasive wearable platforms as they harvest energy from the same biofluids of interest and can operate as self-powered biosensors, but yet still suffer from the same stability issues discussed above42,193,194.”

    From Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring (2019) · cites this paper as [194]

  • Wearable biofuel cells harvest energy from the same biofluids of interest.

    “Wearable biofuel cells, in particular, are promising for the powering of non-invasive wearable platforms as they harvest energy from the same biofluids of interest and can operate as self-powered biosensors, but yet still suffer from the same stability issues discussed above42,193,194.”

    From Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring (2019) · cites this paper as [194]

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Authors
Grattieri, M., & Minteer, S. D.
Affiliations
University of Utah (US)
Venue
ACS Sensors
Published
2017-12-05
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
44-53
ISSN
2379-3694 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2770161173
Cited by
312
References
92
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 2
FWCI
1.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • ACS Sensors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Keywords
self-powered biosensor, enzymatic biofuel cells, microbial fuel cells, bioelectrocatalysis, Boolean logic gates
MeSH terms
Bioelectric Energy Sources, Enzymes, Immobilized, Logic, Biosensing Techniques

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