Abstract

We present a microfluidic controlling system for high-efficient cell-free artificial photosynthesis energy harvesting system integrated in glass, allowing us to control operations of the energy harvesting system known as energy glass (E-Glass). Energy glass is constructed with a layer of artificial photosynthesis units in a double layer glass. The artificial photosynthesis system is able to absorb light energy and convert into stable organic compound energy, i.e. D-glucose or fructose, without generating oxygen, which will conserve much water as the photosynthesis create oxygen from the water, not carbon dioxide. The controlling system is used to monitor the artificial photosynthesis units and its working status with the capability of identifying the malfunction units. The artificial photosynthesis units are connected in the Hilbert curve track to generate proper pressure buffer and shorten the average sensing unit lengths …

Date

May 11, 2025

Authors

Zi-ang Zhou, Jiaming Chen, Xinyu Sun, Chun Yang, Kewei Liu, Mohd Ridzuan Ahmad, Yuxiang Qin, Wei Yang, Miao Yu, Xiang Ren

Conference

2025 IEEE 20th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS)

Pages

282-287

Publisher

IEEE