title: Metallic Nanobrushes Made using Ambient Droplet Sprays.
abstract: An ambient solution-state method for making uniform nanobrushes composed of oriented 1D silver nanowires (NWs) with aspect ratios of 10(2) -10(4) is reported. These structures are grown over cm(2) areas on conducting surfaces. Assemblies of NWs form uniform nanobrush structures, which can capture micrometer-sized objects, such as bacteria and particulate matter. Variation in composition produces unique structures with catalytic properties.
authors.affiliation: DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 60036, India.
authors.forename: Depanjan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 60036, India.
authors.forename: Maheswari Kavirajan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mahitha
authors.affiliation: DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 60036, India.
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Som
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Anyin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wleklinski
authors.affiliation: DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 60036, India.|Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Robert Graham
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cooks
authors.affiliation: DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 60036, India.|Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Thalappil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pradeep
keywords: 1D nanostructures; droplet spray; mass spectrometry; nanomaterials; nanowires