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US 7,256,466 B2Granted
Nanosensors
AssigneePresident and Fellows of Harvard College
InventorsCharles M. Lieber, Hongkun Park, Qingqiao Wei, Yi Cui, Wenjie Liang
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Abstract
Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described.
Claims18
An article comprising:
- a semiconductor nanowire comprising a core region and an outer region surrounding the core region, wherein the outer region is selectively functionalized with a chemical or biological species added to the nanowire after construction of the nanowire.
An article comprising:
- a semiconductor nanowire comprising a core region and an outer region, wherein the outer region comprises functional moieties forming a coating on the core region, at least some of which functional moieties have a chemical or biological species attached thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.