Bio-nano power cells and their uses

• US 8,637,194 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bio-Nano Power, LLC
• Original Assignee: Bio-Nano Power, LLC
• Inventors: Long, Nathan R., Wang, Jie, Abdelhady, Hosam Gharib
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryan, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): O DONNELL, LUCAS J
• Application Number:
  US12/584,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20130330293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 525/451, 525/328.4, 429/2, 429/401
• US Class Current: 429/401
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 5/00 Nanobiotechnology or nanomedicine, e.g. protein engineering or drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 14/00 Electrochemical current or voltage generators not provided for in groups H01M6/00 - H01M12/00; Manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/22 Fuel cells in which the fuel is based on materials comprising carbon or oxygen or hydrogen and other elements; Fuel cells in which the fuel is based on materials comprising only elements other than carbon, oxygen or hydrogen
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

The present invention concerns bio-nano power cells and methods of their manufacture and use. More particularly, the present invention relates to the preparation of bio-nano power cells that are biocompatible and capable of producing flash, intermittent, or continuous power by electrolyzing compounds in biological systems.

Claims

1. A bio-nano power cell (BNPC) which comprises:

[M]-([L-RS]_z-[Q]_f-{[DP]_b-[CM]_x}_z-[Q]_f-[PB]_c-[SF]_y)_t 

 

Formula 2

wherein;

[M] is an iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, or vanadium metal ion;

[L-RS] means a ligand or groups of ligands, including monodentate, bidentate, and tridentate ligands as shown by the following Formula 1;

2. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [M], [L-RS], [Q], [DP], [CM], [PB] and [SF] of Formula 2 can appear in the structure in any order so long as they are bound to at least one other moiety in Formula 2 and one moiety is bound to [M].

3. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein z=5 for [L-RS], f=0 or 1;

x=0; and

b=4, 5 or 6.

4. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein z=4 for [L-RS], f=0, c=1;

x=0, and b=4.

5. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [L-RS] is PyMIM, BiPyDA, BiPyDADme, BiPyDAE, BiPyDCBOA4, BiPyDCBOX, BiPyDCHMDA, BiPyDCPIPZ, BiPyDCTMDA, BiPyDDEDAOP, BiPyDTMDA or BiPyDHMDA.

6. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [M] is osmium.

7. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [Q] is DDEDA, DETA, HMDA, TREN, EDA, PMDA or PIPZ.

8. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [DP] is PETGE, PETriGE, PETAE or PETAZ.

9. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [PB] is PVI, PVIPVA, PVPBAc, PVPCEA, PVPCTREN or PVPy.

10. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [SF] is DEIDA or [CM].

11. The BNPC of claim 1 wherein [SF] is an enzyme.

12. A bio-nano power cell (BNPC) which comprises:

[M]_k-([L-RS]_z-[Q]_f-{[DP]_b-[CM]_x}_z-[Q]_f-[SF]_y)_t 

 

Formula 2A

wherein;

[M] is an iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, or vanadium metal ion;

k means an integer of 2 where [M] can be the same or different metal ions;

[L-RS] means a ligand or groups of ligands, including monodentate, bidentate, and tridentate ligands as shown by the following Formula 1;

13. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [M], [L-RS], [Q], [DP], [CM] and [SF] of Formula 2A can appear in the structure any order so long as they are bound to at least one other moiety in Formula 2A and one moiety is bound to [M], and configured such that an anode and a cathode are present.

14. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein t=6.

15. The BNPC of claim 14 wherein z=6 for [L-RS].

16. The BNPC of claim 15 wherein f=0 or 1.

17. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein z=5 for [L-RS], f=0 or 1;

and b=5.

18. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein z=4 for [L-RS], f=0 or 1;

and b=4.

19. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein z=3 for [L-RS], f=0 or 1;

and b=3.

20. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein z=2 for [L-RS], f=0 or 1;

and b=2.

21. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [L-RS] is PyMIM, BiPyDA, BiPyDADme, BiPyDAE, BiPyDCBOA4, BiPyDCBOX, BiPyDCHMDA, BiPyDCPIPZ, BiPyDCTMDA, BiPyDDEDAOP, BiPyDTMDA or BiPyDHMDA.

22. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [M] is osmium.

23. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [Q] is DDEDA, DETA, HMDA, TREN, EDA, PMDA or PIPZ.

24. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [DP] is PETGE, PETriGE, DO3A, DOTA, PETAE or PETAZ.

25. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [SF] is DEIDA or [CM].

26. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [M], [L-RS], [Q], [DP], and [SF] of Formula 2A can appear in the structure in any order so long as they are bound to at least one other moiety in Formula 2A and one moiety is bound to [M].

27. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [SF] is an enzyme that electrooxidizes an anode reductant.

28. The BNPC of claim 12 wherein [SF] is an enzyme that electroreduces a cathode oxidant.