For this study, scientists grew a series of parallel
nanotube lines, similar to the way
nanotubes will be used in computer chips.
Engineers have developed a technique for trapping hard-to-detect molecules, using forests of carbon
nanotubes.
The result is a much stronger and more durable composite," said Patrice Lucas, who heads customer service for Canadian
nanotube formulator Nanoledge Inc.
Using highly sensitive microscopes, the researchers watched as green globs of HIV made their way along a tunneling
nanotube and into an uninfected cell.
Most of the folate-coated
nanotubes ended up inside cancer cells, bypassing the normal cells--like Trojan horses crossing the enemy line.
edu) physicists have found that semiconducting carbon
nanotubes have the highest mobility of any known material at room temperature.
The first step is to supply small and medium-sized manufacturers with free
nanotube materials and look at their application methods," says Shuji Tsuruoka, a CNRI director.
Nanotube light emitters have the potential to be built in arrays or integrated with carbon
nanotube or silicon electronic components," says Dr.
Zhou says there are a few ways to make carbon
nanotubes.
292, Issue 5517, April 27, 2001) to produce arrays of carbon
nanotube transistors, bypassing the need to meticulously separate metallic and semiconducting
nanotubes.
This ability to align similar or different types of
nanotubes is a crucial step in the progression of
nanotube theory into practical applications.
The researchers believe that according to the results, a combination of boron nitride
nanotube and vitamin B3 can be used in drug delivery.
