This　study　investigated　the　stainless　steel-based　materials　and　their　potential　in　microbial　fuel　cells　(MFCs)　anode　application.　Herein,　AISI　316L　stainless　steel　fiber　felts　(SSFFs)　were　used　as　anodes　in　MFCs　and　their　performance　was　compared　with　the　carbon　cloth　anode　MFCs.　The　experimental　results　showed　that　the　unmodified　carbon　cloth　(CC)　anode　had　a　better　performance　than　the　unmodified　SSFF　anode.　However,　after　coating　a　thin　layer　of　graphene　(GN)　on　SSFF　and　CC,　the　power　density　of　the　MFC　equipped　with　the　modified　SSFF　was　2,143　mW　m(-2),　much　higher　than　that　of　the　graphene-modified　CC-MFC　which　was　only　1,018　mW　m(-2).　The　experimental　results　proved　that　the　use　of　durable　metallic　backbones　combined　with　a　thin　layer　of　carbon　nanoparticles　offers　exciting　opportunities　in　the　advancement　of　MFC　anode　design.