Aligned/micropatterned carbon nanotube arrays: Surface functionalization and electrochemical sensing

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5732, Issue , 2005, Pages 84-92

  Qu, Liangti ^a   He, Pingang ^a   Li, Lingchuan ^a   Gao, Mei ^b   Wallace, Gordon ^b   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alignment; Carbon nanotube; Electrochemical biosensor; Pattern

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; ARRAYS; BIOSENSORS; DNA; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PLASTIC FILMS; PYROLYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSISTORS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS; SENSOR CHIPS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 21844468949     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.596907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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