Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a promising device for water decontamination and energy
generation. However, the correlation between power generation and pollutant degradation …

OmcZ nanowires produced by Geobacter species have high electron conductivity (> 30 S
cm− 1). Of 111 cytochromes present in G. sulfurreducens, OmcZ is the only known nanowire …

Many microorganisms live in the form of a biofilm. Although they are feared in the medical
sector, biofilms that are composed of non-pathogenic organisms can be highly beneficial in …

Formation of electrogenic microbial biofilm on the electrode is critical for harvesting electrical
power from wastewater in microbial biofuel cells (MFCs). Although the knowledge of …

Integrating light-harvesting materials with microbial biochemistry is a viable approach to
produce chemicals with high efficiency from air, water and sunlight. Yet it remains unclear …

The biotic–abiotic photosynthetic system integrating inorganic light absorbers with whole-
cell biocatalysts innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven chemical transformation …

Semiconductor-based biointerfaces are typically established either on the surface of the
plasma membrane or within the cytoplasm. In Gram-negative bacteria, the periplasmic …

Silver-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and/or coordination polymers (CPs) have
attracted wide attention in scientific community due to their intriguing structural aspects and …