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Functionalisation of Microfluidic Channels with In Situ Grown Carbon Nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

K. Gjerde
Affiliation:
NanoDTU, MIC - Dept. of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 345 east, DK 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
T. Schurmann
Affiliation:
NanoDTU, MIC - Dept. of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 345 east, DK 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
K.B.K. Teo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
M. Aono
Affiliation:
Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
W.I. Milne
Affiliation:
Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
P. Bøggild
Affiliation:
NanoDTU, MIC - Dept. of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 345 east, DK 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
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Abstract

We present a new route towards customizing the surface properties of microfluidic channels, by a forest of in situ grown multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT). Local distortions of the electrical field direction are used to control the direction of the carbon nanotube growth.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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