A method of disinfection of a surface of a subject of harmful microorganisms including pathogenic bacteria and viruses upon visible light irradiation using a hybridized fluorescent silk is provided. The method includes placing a predetermined quantity of the hybridized fluorescent silk i) directly on to a skin surface of a subject; or ii) on a medium and then placing the medium on the skin surface of the subject. The method further includes applying light in the visible spectrum for a predetermined amount of time to the placed quantity of hybridized fluorescent silk, wherein the hybridized fluorescent silk is one of KillerRed, SuperNova, KillerOrange, Dronpa, TurboGFP, mCherry, or any combination thereof.

A method of inactivating harmful microorganisms of a filtration medium including pathogenic bacteria and viruses is disclosed which includes placing a predetermined quantity of a hybridized fluorescent silk on to a filtration medium, applying light for a predetermined amount of time to the placed quantity of the hybridized fluorescent silk, and passing a fluid through the medium, wherein the fluid is one of substantially air or substantially water, wherein the hybridized fluorescent silk is one of KillerRed, SuperNova, KillerOrange, Dronpa, TurboGFP, mCherry, or any combination thereof.

A quantum dot light-emitting device, a manufacturing method and a display device are provided. The quantum dot light-emitting device includes a cathode and an electron transport layer arranged on one side of the cathode, wherein the electron transport layer comprises a plurality of pixel regions; an adhesive layer arranged on one side of the electron transport layer, away from the cathode; a quantum dot film layer arranged on one side of the adhesive layer, away from the electron transport layer, wherein both the quantum dot film layer and the adhesive layer are located in the pixel regions; wherein the adhesive layer is respectively connected to the electron transport layer and the quantum dot film layer through at least one of chemical bonding and physical entanglement.

A sensing system and a method utilizing same for determining and/or monitoring a presence and/or level of an analyte in a sample are provided. The sensing system is made of a nanostructure, or a plurality of nanostructures, having covalently attached thereto and a hydrogel having associated therewith a sensing moiety which selectively interacts with the analyte and being configured such that upon contacting the analyte, the nanostructure(s) exhibit a detectable change in an electrical property.

A quantum dot light-emitting device, a manufacturing method and a display device are provided. The quantum dot light-emitting device includes a substrate and a cathode arranged on the substrate; an electron transport layer arranged on one side of the cathode, away from the substrate, wherein the electron transport layer comprises a plurality of pixel regions; an adhesive layer arranged on one side of the electron transport layer, away from the cathode; a quantum dot film layer arranged on one side of the adhesive layer, away from the electron transport layer, wherein both the quantum dot film layer and the adhesive layer are located in the pixel regions; wherein the adhesive layer is respectively connected to the electron transport layer and the quantum dot film layer through at least one of chemical bonding and physical entanglement.

The invention relates to a method of assembling a biosensor device comprising two or more biosensor units, wherein each unit comprises one or more biosensors comprising one or more carbon nanotubes (CNTs) coated with nucleic acid and one or more sensor molecules coupled to the nucleic acid, wherein each one of the one or more sensor molecules is capable of binding to a target molecule in a sample. Each biosensor unit is capable of detecting a different target molecule in a sample, and each unit comprises one or more biosensors each capable of detecting the same target molecule. The invention further relates to biosensor devices and methods for detecting target molecules in a sample using the same.

The present disclosure discloses a method of patterning a quantum dot layer, a method of manufacturing a quantum dot light emitting device, and a quantum dot light emitting device. The patterning method includes the steps of: forming on a substrate a layer of film comprising a photosensitive material; irradiating a first preset region of the layer of film with light having a preset wavelength; forming a first quantum dot layer, wherein the photosensitive material in the first preset region of the layer of film is combined with a first quantum dot in the first quantum dot layer; and removing a first quantum dot in the first quantum dot layer that is not combined with the photosensitive material.

Wood fibers possess natural unique hierarchical and mesoporous structures that enable a variety of new applications beyond their traditional use. For the first time we dramatically modulate the propagation of light through random network of wood fibers. A highly transparent and clear paper with transmittance >90% and haze <1.0% applicable for high-definition displays is achieved. By altering the morphology of the same wood fibers that form the paper, highly transparent and hazy paper targeted for other applications such as solar cell and anti-glare coating with transmittance >90% and haze >90% is also achieved. A thorough investigation of the relation between the mesoporous structure and the optical properties in transparent paper was conducted, including full-spectrum optical simulations. We demonstrate commercially competitive multi-touch touchscreen with clear paper as a replacement for plastic substrates, which shows excellent process compatibility and comparable device performance for commercial applications. Transparent cellulose paper with tunable optical properties is an emerging photonic material that will realize a range of much improved flexible electronics, photonics and optoelectronics.

A method for the manufacture of an improved graphene substrate and applications therefor There is provided a method (100) for the manufacture of an electronic device precursor, the method comprising: (i) providing a silicon wafer (200) having a growth surface (205); (ii) forming (105) an insulative layer (210) on the growth surface (205) having a thickness of from 1 nm to 10 nm, preferably 2 nm to 1 nm; (iii) forming (110) a graphene monolayer or multi-layer structure (215) on the insulative layer (210); (iv) optionally forming (115, 120) one or more further layers (220) and/or electrical contacts (225, 230) on the graphene monolayer or multi-layer structure (215); (v) forming (125) a polymer coating (235) over the graphene monolayer or multi-layer structure (215) and any further layers (115) and/or electrical contacts (225, 230); (vi) thinning (130) the silicon wafer (200), or removing the silicon wafer (200) to provide an exposed surface of the insulative layer (210), by etching with an etchant, wherein the silicon wafer (200) is optionally subjected to a grinding step before etching; and (vii) optionally dissolving away (135) the polymer coating (235); wherein the insulative layer (210) and the polymer coating (235) are resistant to etching by the etchant. The resulting conductive graphene substrate can be used in (organic) LEDs, capacitor devices, tunnel FETs and Hall sensors.

The present invention relates to a logic gate, comprising a metamaterial surface enhanced Raman scattering (MetaSERS) sensor, comprising (a) alphabetical metamaterials in the form of split ring resonators operating in the wavelength range of from 560 to 2200 nm; and (b) a guanine (G) and thymine (T)-rich oligonucleotide that can, upon presence of potassium cations (K.sup.+), fold into a G-quadruplex structure, and in presence of Hg.sup.2+, form a T-Hg.sup.2+-T hairpin complex that inhibits or disrupts the G-quadruplex structure formed in presence of K.sup.+, as well as methods of operating and using such a logic gate.