Doktycz M.J. – TechConnect Briefs

Nanofiber Structures as Mimics for Cellular Membranes

Doktycz M.J., Zhang L., Melechko A.V, Klein K., McKnight T.E., Britt P.F., Guillorn M.A., Merkulov V.I., Lowndes D.H., Simpson M.L., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

We are investigating the use of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) as a material for controlling molecular transport in a manner analogous to natural cell membranes. VACNFs can be synthesized with nanometer scale dimensions, can [...]

Fabrication of Nanopipes using Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Templates and their Properties

Melechko A.V, McKnight T.E., Guillorn M.A., Ilic B., Merkulov V.I., Doktycz M.J., Warmac B., McCorkle D., Lowndes D.H., Simpson M.L., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, US

Fluidic structures with submicron dimensions have potential applications for sorting DNA molecules, electroanalytical sensing, and detecting and characterizing single molecule events. The fabrication of devices that function on the nanometer scale requires new approaches when [...]

Controlled Synthesis and Directed Assembly of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers for Functional Nanoscale Devices

Merkulov V.I., Melechko A.V, Guillorn M.A., McKnight T.E., Austin D.W., Hale M., Zhang L., Yang X., Hensley D.K., Subich T., Doktycz M.J., Lowndes D.H., Simpson M.L., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

The controlled synthesis and directed assembly of materials at the nanoscale remain two of the most difficult challenges for the realization of functional nanoscale devices. For example, while there has been a great deal of [...]