Analyzing the Properties of Saliva to Act as a Viable Fuel Source and Its Capabilities to Interact with Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Powered Theoretical Diagnostic Devices Beneficial to Low-income Communities

Introduction: The WHO has stated that about 50% of the world lacks access to secure and continuous supply electricity, heavily impacting healthcare industry in these countries. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) can be a low cost-efficient energy source capable powering medical devices low-income Due components impurities found saliva, this biofluid behave like an electrolyte viable fuel power MFC. With capability, saliva potential micro-gadgets with microbial cells degrading saliva. Thus, study explores saliva’s act as within diagnosis devices. Methods: A systematic review was conducted through primary secondary research articles exploring comparing use compared other biofluids. Key terms focused for meta-analyses include: ‘semiconductors’, ‘saliva’, ‘microbial cells’, ‘point-of-care’. Results: Previous discovered lysozyme enzymes present create electrical charge successively biomedical Researchers have also created paper-based batteries containing frozen exoelectrogenic cells, powered by bacterial degradation human spit. Saliva been demonstrated contain similar biomarkers urine, successful diagnostic biofluid, therefore used well. Discussion: Given capabilities, hypothetical device using designed. Bacteria break down allowing protons travel from anode cathode resulting electricity. It determined graphite would most producing electrode material device. In addition, electricity is produced will attached. Conclusion: source, These properties beneficial many people who do not preliminary diagnosis. This result immediate treatment help prevent further spread diseases, vital those Broad scale applications directed towards exterior lighting systems larger