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The broad goal of our project was to engineer s. Odenisis to produce a detectable change in electric current in response to some environmental stimulus. In order to observe such a reaction, our first task was to design an environment capable of housing bacteria and measuring current production. | The broad goal of our project was to engineer s. Odenisis to produce a detectable change in electric current in response to some environmental stimulus. In order to observe such a reaction, our first task was to design an environment capable of housing bacteria and measuring current production. | ||
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Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are devices that use bacteria as the catalysts to oxidize organic and inorganic matter and generate current <ref></ref>. They have been used by researchers to study the mechanisms involved... The principle behind these devices is to physically separate the oxidation and reduction reactions, creating an electrical path between | Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are devices that use bacteria as the catalysts to oxidize organic and inorganic matter and generate current <ref></ref>. They have been used by researchers to study the mechanisms involved... The principle behind these devices is to physically separate the oxidation and reduction reactions, creating an electrical path between | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 28 October 2008
Motivation
The broad goal of our project was to engineer s. Odenisis to produce a detectable change in electric current in response to some environmental stimulus. In order to observe such a reaction, our first task was to design an environment capable of housing bacteria and measuring current production.
Solution - Microbial Fuel Cells
Background and context
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are devices that use bacteria as the catalysts to oxidize organic and inorganic matter and generate current <ref></ref>. They have been used by researchers to study the mechanisms involved... The principle behind these devices is to physically separate the oxidation and reduction reactions, creating an electrical path between
Design Goal
Functional description
Specifications
Approach
Decomposition into components
Component descriptions and approaches
