Molecular wires : behaviour and uptake in cells.

• Main Author: Poh, Wee Han.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50861
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Transmembrane electron transfer molecules (TETMs) are phenylenevinylene oligoelectrolytes that associate with and insert themselves into bacterial membranes and can facilitate electron transfer across the membrane. They can be used to improve the efficiency of microbial fuel cells (MFC) and other re...