Sentences with phrase «like nanoribbons»
The sensitivity of graphene bio-devices can be improved by using narrow graphene materials like nanoribbons.»
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Various methods of making graphene - based field effect transistors (FETs) have been exploited, including doping graphene tailoring graphene - like a nanoribbon, and using boron nitride as a support.
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In racetrack devices, information - holding skyrmions would speed along a magnetic nanoribbon, like cars on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and Northwestern University teamed up with cardiologists at the University of Arizona to develop what they call piezoelectric nanoribbons, which attach to the outside of the heart muscle, much like a Band - Aid.
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) bend and twist easily in solution, making them adaptable for biological uses like DNA analysis, drug delivery and biomimetic applications, according to scientists at Rice University.
The researchers found that like DNA and proteins, nanoribbons in solution naturally form folds and loops, but can also form helicoids, wrinkles and spirals.
Nanoribbons are known for adding strength but not weight to solid - state composites, like bicycle frames and tennis rackets, and forming an electrically active matrix.