Molecular photonic and electronic circuitry for ultra-sensitive chemical sensors.
Molecular wires have progressed from an intellectual curiosity to become the basis for chemical sensors with unprecedented sensitivity. Particularly exciting opportunities are those that make use of biological superstructures to effect conduction through assemblies of molecular wires.
Wosnick
J H
JH
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA 02139, USA.
Swager
T M
TM
D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004581:Electronics; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers