Gallium phosphide nanowire arrays and their possible application in cellular force investigations
Author
Summary, in English
The authors report the fabrication of gallium phosphide nanowire arrays that can be used for cellular force measurements. The nanowire positions are defined using electron beam lithography and the nanowires are grown using metal organic vapor phase epitaxy. By varying the nanowire diameter, length, and spacing from substrate to substrate, they can expect to probe cell forces over several orders of magnitude, depending on the chosen substrate. The small diameter of the nanowires allows them to densely pack the array and to achieve unprecedented spatial resolution for future cell force-array applications.
Department/s
Publishing year
2009
Language
English
Pages
3092-3094
Publication/Series
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B
Volume
27
Issue
6
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Topic
- Zoology
- Condensed Matter Physics
Keywords
- nanowires
- nanolithography
- nanofabrication
- nanobiotechnology
- MOCVD
- III-V semiconductors
- gallium compounds
- cellular biophysics
- electron beam lithography
- semiconductor growth
- vapour phase
- epitaxial growth
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1520-8567