Méhes Lab

AboutAbout the lab

Connecting soft electronic materials with microorganisms

The Méhes Lab studies electronic devices made from organic materials and electrochemical systems that use microorganisms.
The lab works with organic functional materials such as conductive polymers, light-emitting molecules, and carbon nanotubes, aiming for flexible devices that can be made by printing.
It also focuses on how bacteria pass electrons outside their cells, and studies mechanisms that connect microorganisms with electronic circuits.
The lab's faculty teach courses in the graduate school on the fundamentals and applications of organic electronics, and on energy conversion and sensing by microorganisms.

ResearchResearch themes

The lab aims to create unprecedented electronic devices by combining functional organic materials with the electron exchange carried out by microorganisms. Its research covers organic devices using conductive polymers and light-emitting molecules, microbial electrochemical systems, flexible devices made by printing, and photonics and optoelectronics, which deal with light.

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Electron Exchange Between Microorganisms and Electrodes↗

Some microorganisms pass electrons to the outside of their bodies. By refining the interface with electrodes made from organic electronic materials, the lab clarifies how electrons flow from microorganisms to electrodes, aiming for application to new electronic devices.

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