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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Barbara R. Evans, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Hugh M. O'neill, Knoxville, TN (US);
Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, Memphis, TN (US);
Jonathan Woodward, Knoxville, TN (US);
Barbara R. Evans, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Hugh M. O'Neill, Knoxville, TN (US);
Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, Memphis, TN (US);
Jonathan Woodward, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
The employment of metallized bacterial cellulose in the construction of fuel cells and other electronic devices is disclosed. The fuel cell includes an electrolyte membrane comprising a membrane support structure comprising bacterial cellulose, an anode disposed on one side of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed on an opposite side of the electrolyte membrane. At least one of the anode and the cathode comprises an electrode support structure comprising bacterial cellulose, and a catalyst disposed in or on the electrode support structure.