The present disclosure is directed to the preparation of nanostructures by the encapsulation of a charged compound with individual self-assembled unit nano structures.

This document describes graphene-containing platelets and methods of exfoliating graphene from a surface. The method comprises facilitating exfoliation by treatment with proteins. In an embodiment, the proteins adhere to the surface of graphene and then the produced platelets may contain a graphene layer and a protein layer on the surface of the graphene layer. Electronic devices containing such platelets are also described.

A device including at least one photovoltaic cell and at least one nanowire configured to electrically stimulate a biological material in response to radiation.

There is provided a resin composition for use in formation of a protective film to protect a substrate or a film formed on the substrate, from a developer containing an organic solvent to be used for development in pattern formation, and which contains two or more kinds of resins in which their main chain structures having a hydroxyl group are different, and contains water, a pattern forming method using the resin composition, and layered products comprising a substrate, an organic semiconductor film on the substrate, and a protective film comprising two or more kinds of resins in which their main chain structures having a hydroxyl group are different, on the organic semiconductor film.

The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires and tissue engineering. Systems and methods are provided in various embodiments for preparing cell scaffolds that can be used for growing cells or tissues, where the cell scaffolds comprise nanoscale wires. In some cases, the nanoscale wires can be connected to electronic circuits extending externally of the cell scaffold. Such cell scaffolds can be used to grow cells or tissues which can be determined and/or controlled at very high resolutions, due to the presence of the nanoscale wires, and such cell scaffolds will find use in a wide variety of novel applications, including applications in tissue engineering, prosthetics, pacemakers, implants, or the like. This approach thus allows for the creation of fundamentally new types of functionalized cells and tissues, due to the high degree of electronic control offered by the nanoscale wires and electronic circuits.

A diode and logic gate comprising cells is disclosed. A method of making the diode and logic gate comprising cells is disclosed.

Dual-gate ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) and methods implementing the dual-gate ISFETs for disease diagnostics are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes providing a biological sample to a dual-gate ISFET. The dual-gate ISFET includes a fluidic gate structure and a gate structure, where the fluidic gate structure and the gate structure are disposed over opposite surfaces of a device substrate. The method further includes generating enzymatic reactions from enzyme-modified detection mechanisms. The enzyme-modified detection mechanisms release ions into an electrolyte solution of the fluidic gate structure. The method further includes biasing the fluidic gate structure and the gate structure to generate an electrical signal as a sensing layer of the fluidic gate structure reacts with the ions. The electrical signal indicates an ion concentration in the electrolyte solution that correlates with a presence or a quantity of target analytes in the biological sample.

Nanoelectronic devices for the detection and quantification of biomolecules are provided. In certain embodiments, the devices are configured to detect and measure blood glucose levels. Also provided are methods of fabricating nanoelectronic devices for the detection of biomolecules.

A transistor includes at least one conductive layer, at least one gate dielectric layer and at least one semiconducting film deposited on top of a receptor molecule layer previously deposited or covalently linked to the surface of the gate dielectric. The layer of biological material includes single or double layers of phospholipids, layers made of proteins such as receptors, antibodies, ionic channels and enzymes, single or double layers of phospholipids with inclusion or anchoring of proteins such as: receptors, antibodies, ionic channels and enzymes, layers made of oligonucleotide (DNA, RNA, PNA) probes, layers made of cells or viruses, layers made of synthetic receptors for example molecules or macromolecules similar to biological receptors for properties, reactivity or steric aspects.

The complexes disclosed herein are cyclometalated metal complexes of Formula (I) that are useful for full color displays and lighting applications.

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