Publications related to Carbon Nanotubes With Different Orientations for Electrochemical Biodevices

Revealing the Mechanism Underlying 3D-AFM Imaging of Suspended Structures by Experiments and Simulations

The invention of 3D atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) has enabled visualizing subnanoscale 3D hydration structures. Meanwhile, its applications to imaging flexible molecular chains have started to be experimentally explored. However, the validity and princi ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Comparison of electrical and optical transduction modes of DNA-wrapped SWCNT nanosensors for the reversible detection of neurotransmitters

Giovanni Boero, Jürgen Brugger, Nergiz Sahin Solmaz

In this study, we compare the electrical and optical signal transduction of nanoscale biosensors based on single -walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Solution processable single-stranded (ss) DNA-wrapped SWCNTs were used for the fabrication of the distinct s ...

2022

Plasmon-induced near-infrared fluorescence enhancement of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Giulia Tagliabue, Amirmostafa Amirjani, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Sayyed Hashem Sajjadi, Shang-Jung Wu, Alessandra Antonucci, Theodoros Tsoulos

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) emit near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence that is ideal for optical sensing. However, the low quantum yields diminish the sensor’s signal-to-noise ratio and limits the penetration depths for in vivo measurements. In this ...

2022

Nanophotonic biosensors harnessing van der Waals materials

Hatice Altug

Low-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials can harness tightly confined polaritonic waves to deliver unique advantages for nanophotonic biosensing. The reduced dimensionality of vdW materials, as in the case of two-dimensional graphene, can greatly enha ...

Nature Research2021

Establishing a Ternary System for Optical Monitoring of DNA-Protein Interactions with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Shang-Jung Wu

DNA-protein interactions lie at the crux of life's essential processes. As such, various technologies have been developed to characterize these interactions. The distinct advantages of these technologies can be leveraged to study different facets of these ...

EPFL2020

Centimeter-scale gas-sieving nanoporous single-layer graphene membrane

Luc Sébastien Bondaz, Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Shiqi Huang, Guangwei He, Mostapha Dakhchoune, Wan-Chi Lee

High-permeance, molecular-sieving, nanoporous single-layer graphene (NSLG) membranes are highly promising for gas separation. However, the formation of cracks during the transfer of NSLG to a low-cost porous support is difficult to avoid. These cracks are ...

2020

Site-Specific Protein Conjugation onto Fluorescent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Vitalijs Zubkovs, Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Shang-Jung Wu, Nils Schürgers

Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are among the few photostable optical emitters that are ideal for sensing, imaging, drug delivery, and monitoring of protein activity. These applications often require strategies for immobilizing prote ...

2020

Non-covalent Methods of Engineering Optical Sensors Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Alice Judith Gillen

Optical sensors based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) demonstrate tradeoffs that limit their use in in vivo and in vitro environments. Sensor characteristics are primarily governed by the non-covalent wrapping used to suspend the hydrophobic SWC ...

2019

Protein Bioconjugation to Carbon Nanotubes for Near-Infrared Sensing

Vitalijs Zubkovs

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are a promising material for electrochemical and optical biosensing applications. Their small dimensions, large surface area, indefinite photostability, and remarkable electronic properties make SWCNTs an ideal trans ...

EPFL2019

Noncovalent Protein and Peptide Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Biodelivery and Optical Sensing Applications

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Justyna Kupis-Rozmyslowicz, Alessandra Antonucci

The exquisite structural and optical characteristics of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), combined with the tunable specificities of proteins and peptides, can be exploited to strongly benefit technologies with applications in fields ranging from bi ...

Amer Chemical Soc2017

Engineering the Selectivity of the DNA-SWCNT Sensor

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian, Justyna Kupis-Rozmyslowicz, Alessandra Antonucci

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) demonstrate a unique combination of optical, chemical, and physical properties that render them suitable for a variety of sensing applications. Their photostable near-infrared (nIR) fluorescence emissions are highly ...

Electrochemical Soc Inc2016

Carbon nanotube gas sensor array for multiplex analyte discrimination

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Montserrat Fernandez-Bolanos Badia, Hoël Maxime Guérin, Elizabeth Buitrago Godinez

The lack of selectivity toward a particular analyte has always been the primary concern regarding CNT-based gas sensors. For that reason, in here we present a gas discrimination strategy that focuses on the electrode-CNT junction. The junction is shown to ...

Elsevier Science Sa2015

Horizontal growth of dense carbon nanotube membranes for interconnects and sensors

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Hoël Maxime Guérin

Dense array of horizontal carbon nanotubes (CNTs) connected to electrodes is a basic building block for devices in a wide field of applications such as interconnect lines or micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) for sensing for instance. For interconnects ...

2013

Reinforcement of CVD grown multi-walled carbon nanotubes by high temperature annealing

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Rita Smajda, Massimo Spina

We report on the increase of the Young's modulus (E) of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) grown multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) upon high temperature heat treatment. The post heat-treatment at 2200-2800 degrees C in a controlled atmosphere results in a ...

Amer Inst Physics2013

Direct growth of nanotubes and graphene nanoflowers on electrochemical platinum electrodes

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Irene Taurino, Federico Matteini

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoflowers were grown by a catalytic chemical vapor deposition process on metal surfaces. Electrodeposition was used as a versatile technique to obtain three different iron catalyst coatings on platinum microelec ...

2013

An implantable biosensor array for personalized therapy applications

Andrea Cavallini

At present, most of the tests involved in personalized medicine are complex and must be conducted in specialized centers. The development of appropriate, fast and inexpensive diagnostic technologies can encourage medical personnel in performing preventive ...

EPFL2013

In-situ grown horizontal carbon nanotube membrane

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Dimitrios Tsamados, Hoël Maxime Guérin

We present the successful fabrication of horizontally grown and dense carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes in situ. A TiN/Al2O3/TiN stack is first patterned to be employed as a support for the CNT growth. Iron is then evaporated with a 45 degrees tilt angle on ...

Elsevier2012

Comparing the enhanced sensing interfaces of differently oriented carbon nanotubes onto silicon for bio-chip applications

Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Irene Taurino

Carbon nanotubes improve the sensitivity of electrochemical biochips. An optimized integration of the nano/bio/CMOS interface is required to realize accurate and low-cost sensors for applications in personalized medicine. The nanotubes orientation on the c ...

2011

Integration for All Configurations

Mihai Adrian Ionescu

Since their discovery in 1991 [1], carbon nano-tubes (CNTs), have been considered among the most promising materials for logic nanodevices, interconnects and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). They have remarkably unique mechanical (Youngs modulus up to ...

2011

Targeting of multiple metabolites in neural cells monitored by using protein-based carbon nanotubes

Giovanni De Micheli, Cristina Boero, Sandro Carrara, Giovanna Del Vecchio

Microdevices dedicated to monitor metabolite levels have recently enabled many applications in the field of cell analysis, to monitor cell growth and development of numerous cell lines. By combining the traditional technology used for electrochemical biose ...

2011