One-dimensional nanostructures like nanowires, nanobelts, and nanotubes attract considerable interest. However, common techniques to separate the nanostructures from the template can cause the structures to collapse.
Month: May 2011
Heavy Metal Free Environment with Plasma-Modified Carbon Nanotubes
Scientists at Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS, have developed a way to modify multiwalled carbon nanotubes to enhance their dispersion properties and adsorption capacities
Nano-Motor with a Light Switch
Light-triggered myosin allows real-time study of cells
Gaining muscle from mussels: High-strength CNT composite fibres
Merging the ultra-strong nature of carbon nanotubes and mussel-inspired linker molecules renders high-strength fibres via a simple spinning process.
Graphene for DNA Sequencing: Single-Atom Sheets, Single-Molecule Sequencing
Edge-hydrogenation of carbon electrodes could further the quest for solid-state, single-molecule DNA sequencing.
On the Surface: Patterning Conjugated Polymers
Surface patterning using conjugated polymers is set to take off, according to a review by Chinese scientists.
Flexible Approach to Nano Building Blocks
Tetrahedral constructs of DNA are a new way to support proteins on functional nanostructures, according to work by U.S. scientists.
Do Exotic Block Copolymer Morphologies Really Exist?
The self-assembly of block polymers raises this question, discussed in the latest Trend Article in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics.
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