An investigation of the ability of white blood cells to generate electricity in biofuel cells

Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 277-278

  Justin, Gusphy A ^a   Zhang, Yingze ^b   Sun, Mingui ^a,b   Sclabassi, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BLOOD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; PLASMAS;

BIOFUEL CELLS (BFC); BLOOD CELLS; ENERGY SUPPLY; PLASMA MEMBRANES;

CELLS;

EID: 28444493949     PISSN: 1071121X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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