Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump (2013)
Journal Article

We present a biologically inspired actuator exhibiting a novel pumping action. The design of the 'artificial heartbeat' actuator is inspired by physical principles derived from the structure and function of the human heart. The actuator employs NiTi... Read More about Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump.

The effects of carbon electrode surface properties on bacteria attachment and start up time of microbial fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article

Surface roughness, porosity and contact angles of different carbon paper materials (TORAY paper with PTFE from 0% to 60% of and SGL paper with 0% and 20% of PTFE) suitable as electrodes in microbial fuel cells were investigated. The changes of contac... Read More about The effects of carbon electrode surface properties on bacteria attachment and start up time of microbial fuel cells.

High power generation by a membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using enzymatic bilirubin oxidase (BOx) air-breathing cathode (2013)
Journal Article

In this work, for the first time, we showed the successful utilization of enzymatic-based (bilirubin oxidase, BOx) air-breathing gas-diffusion (ABGD-BOx) cathode in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs). At pH range of 7.2-7.5, th... Read More about High power generation by a membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using enzymatic bilirubin oxidase (BOx) air-breathing cathode.

Current generation in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) treating urine (2013)
Journal Article

This study investigated a novel treatment process for human urine in membraneless single-chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs). The performances of SCMFCs with Pt-based or Pt-free cathode were tested for over 1000 hours of operation. The pH of the an... Read More about Current generation in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) treating urine.

Living architecture bioreactor wall window demonstration
Digital Artefact

These video files show the demonstration window and EECMS (electronic energy and cell management system) in the bioreactor wall for the Living Architecture project funded by EU.