Funding for the Center for Nanaomaterials Research at Michigan Technological University commenced on 15 August 2003 under Contract DAAD17-03-C-0115. The progress for the period in each of the thrust areas is detailed. Degrees granted, referred journal publications, refereed conference publications, and invention disclosures are listed with each of the thrust areas.
Innovation in sensing technology is necessary in order to decrease negative outcomes in the event of a chemical or biological exposure. The sensors currently used to detect chemical and biological agents are too bulky, complex, and costly. The thrusts of this research are to develop sensor technologies. The technologies developed would help create sensor arrays which are: lightweight, disposable, wireless, deployable by hand, and reconfigurable. This paper will present initial ...
The unique energy transfer interaction between the optical protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and Cd/Se quantum dots (QDs) provides a potential modulation mechanism for bio-nano electronic application. We have utilized ionic self-assembled monolayer (I-SAM) techniques to create a novel alternating monolayer system of QDs and bR on a conductive ITO substrate. Results demonstrate the ability to efficiently create bR/QD multilayer films along with the ability to control bR/QD spacing on the nanometer ...
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