Lital  Alfonta

Prof. Lital Alfonta

Department of Life Sciences and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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8 March 2012 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Lenka HalamkovaLenka Halamkova
Lenka Halamkova
JHJan Halámek
Jan Halámek
VBVera Bocharova
Vera Bocharova
ASAlon Szczupak
Alon Szczupak
LALital Alfonta
Lital Alfonta
EKEvgeny Katz
Evgeny Katz

12 April 2012 in Energy & Environmental Science
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ASAlon Szczupak
Alon Szczupak
JHJan Halámek
Jan Halámek
Lenka HalamkovaLenka Halamkova
Lenka Halamkova
VBVera Bocharova
Vera Bocharova
LALital Alfonta
Lital Alfonta
Evgeny KatzEvgeny Katz
Evgeny Katz
Biofuel cells implanted in living clams and producing sustainable electrical power in vivo were integrated in batteries. The “electrified” clams, being biotechnological living “devices”, were able to generate electrical power using physiologically produced glucose as the fuel. The activity of the living batteries was dependent on the environmental conditions which are affecting physiological processes in clams. The living batteries generated open circuitry voltage (Voc), short circuitry current (Isc) and maximum power (Pmax) of ca. 800 mV, 25 μA, 5.2 μW and ca. 360 mV, 300 μA, 37 μW for the serial and parallel connections of 3 “electrified” clams, respectively. A clam-battery was connected to a capacitor which was charged up to 240 mV providing accumulation of electrical energy up to 28.8 mJ. Discharging the capacitor on an electrical motor resulted in the motor rotation. The “electrified” clams integrated in batteries demonstrated the possibility of activating electrical/electronic devices using energy produced in vivo.


23 December 2008 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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LALiron Amir
Liron Amir
TTTsz Kin Tam
Tsz Kin Tam
MPMarcos Pita
Marcos Pita
MMMichael M. Meijler
Michael M. Meijler
LALital Alfonta
Lital Alfonta
EKEvgeny Katz
Evgeny Katz

20 September 2001 in Analytical Chemistry
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LALital Alfonta
Lital Alfonta
IWItamar Willner
Itamar Willner
DTDaniel J. Throckmorton
Daniel J. Throckmorton
ASAnup K. Singh
Anup K. Singh

6 November 2003 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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LALital Alfonta
Lital Alfonta
ZZZhiwen Zhang
Zhiwen Zhang
SUSean Uryu
Sean Uryu
JLJoseph A. Loo
Joseph A. Loo
PSPeter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz