Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 11th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference
Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
Proceedings of the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 11th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Conference Title
ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 11th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference
Conference Date
July 14-19, 2013
City
Minneapolis, MN
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to use a microfluidic platform for fabricating biocompatible materials. One of the applications of this material is to be used as anode in a microbial fuel cell. In this process, the fibers are fabricated by utilizing a microchannel with three inlets, two sheath flows as well as a core flow. The core flow which is composed of gelatin is hydrodynamically focused by ethanol as the sheath flow. The microfibers created by this technique have various cross sections and will be used a structured porous scaffold. The porosity and biocompatibility of the structure make it an ideal choice for being used as a scaffold for bacterial attachment and biofilm formation. This will consequently results in developing a microbial fuel cell with a higher power density.
Copyright Owner
ASME
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hashemi, Niloofar; Poursharifi, Zahra; Asrar, Pouya; Montazami, Reza; and Hashemi, Nicole N., "Microfabrication of Highly Biocompatible Materials for Energy Applications" (2013). Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings. 150.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/me_conf/150
Included in
Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering Commons, Energy Systems Commons, Nanotechnology Fabrication Commons
Comments
This is a conference proceeding from Proceedings of the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 11th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference (2013), 1. Posted with permission.