| APPLICATIONS | A major challenge in nanoelectronics is the manufacturing of nanoscale materials to be used as building blocks for future electronic devices, and the construction of nanowires that act as electrical conduits between nanostructures. Though proteins have been a major focus, their applications have been mostly limited by the low conductivity levels detected in many protein-based nanowires, even after metallization.
Geopili, the pili produced by Geobacter sulfurreducens, may be applied in any application where nanowires are required. These include but are not limited to nanowires with electronic properties ranging from metallic to semiconducting for use in control of electron charge in nanodevices, and electrically-based biological and chemical biosensors. |
