Patent ID: 11862394
Assignee: DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. Use of an electrochemical capacitor for disrupting or destroying a biofilm, wherein the electrochemical capacitor comprises a first electrode coupled to a first porous layer, a second electrode coupled to a second porous layer; and an electrolyte provided between the first porous layer and the second porous layer; wherein at least one of the first porous layer and the second porous layer comprises a plurality of cavities adapted to receive redox-active metabolites produced by the biofilm; wherein the electrochemical capacitor comprises a pseudocapacitance and a double-layer capacitance; and wherein when the biofilm grows between first and the second electrodes the first porous layer stores charges to charge the electrochemical capacitor.