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Silica nanowires; Microelectrodes; Biosensors; Vapor–liquid–solid; PSA
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Site Specifc Growth Of Metal Catalyzed Silica Nanowires For Biological And Chemical Sensing, Eric G. Huey
Site Specifc Growth Of Metal Catalyzed Silica Nanowires For Biological And Chemical Sensing, Eric G. Huey
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In this research the integration of nanostructures and micro-scale devices was investigated using silica nanowires to develop a simple yet robust nanomanufacturing technique for improving the detection parameters of chemical and biological sensors. This has been achieved with the use of a dielectric barrier layer, to restrict nanowire growth to site-specific locations which has removed the need for post growth processing, by making it possible to place nanostructures on pre-pattern substrates. Nanowires were synthesized using the Vapor-Liquid-Solid growth method. Process parameters (temperature and time) and manufacturing aspects (structural integrity and biocompatibility) were investigated.
Silica nanowires were observed experimentally to determine …