DNA enabled biobattery seeking to address the limitations of portable power supply
Abstract
The proposed project builds on a productive and successful collaboration between Touchlight andthe Minteer Group to develop a DNA based biobattery. While proof of concept was achieved in theinitial collaboration, this further work will enable the development of aprototype with real-worldapplicability in the form of a USB power pack while additionally exploring further the foundationalsciencein the DNA based biobattery.The first stage will be to optimise the single cell prototype and gather data on stability of device,including dry state stability every month for six months. The study will include re-usability of thesingle cell prototype to new substrate addition as this is necessary for studying operating lifetime.The environmental chamber goes from 0-100C and a regular freezer at -20C. The study includesthe freezer and the environmental chamber up to 70C, which is the literature-based temperaturerange for the enzyme.The second stage is to develop a USB pack prototype. While the theoretical thermodynamicminimum number of battery cells ina stack would be 4 cells, this will test 4 cells up to 12 cellsdepending on the performance data we get from M1-WP2 data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 13, 2023
- Source ID
- N629092312090
Entities
People
- Tom Adie
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy