Development of a flexible direct photosynthetic/metabolic biofuel cell for mobile use

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-78

  Moriuchi, Takeyuki ^a   Sumida, Shiro ^a   Furuya, Akihiro ^a   Morishima, Keisuke ^a   Furukawa, Yuji ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofuel cell; Flexible battery; Mobile; PDMS; Wearable

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849108829     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0011-6     Document Type: Article

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