Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Trends Biotechnol. 2011 Feb;29(2):62-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.10.003.
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent an emerging technology for electricity generation from renewable biomass. Given the demand for a better understanding of the bio/inorganic interface that plays a key role in MFC energy production, small-scale MFCs are receiving considerable attention owing to their intrinsic advantages in both fundamental studies and applications as high-throughput platforms. Here, we present a brief review centered on the development of miniature MFCs at the milliliter to microliter scale. The principles, design motifs and experimental demonstrations of representative miniature MFC devices and systems are introduced, followed by a discussion of the key challenges and opportunities for realizing the exciting potentials of miniaturized MFCs.
微生物燃料电池（MFC）是一种从可再生生物质中发电的新兴技术。鉴于人们对在 MFC 能量产生中起着关键作用的生物/无机界面有更好的理解的需求，由于其在基础研究和高通量平台应用方面的固有优势，小规模 MFC 受到了相当大的关注。在这里，我们将简要回顾一下在毫升到微升范围内开发微型 MFC 的情况。介绍了代表性的微型 MFC 装置和系统的原理、设计方案和实验演示，接着讨论了实现微型 MFC 令人兴奋的潜力所面临的关键挑战和机遇。
