Sensor Characteristics - Types - nanowires - nanocryttals - Diamaters are comparable to the sizes of the biological matter being sensed,

i ntuitively representing excellent primary transducers for producing signals that ultimately interface with macroscopic instruments 1 - Inorganic nano wires and nano crystals exhibit unique electrical and optical p roerties that can be exploited for sensing 1 - Semiconductor nanocrystals color recognition is tunable by crystal size 1 - Semiconductor nanocrystals have extremely robust emission properties 1 - Semiconductor nano wires have electronically switchable properties that provid e a sensing modality - direct and label-free electrical readout 1 - The signals from electrically-based devices can be routed directly to the outs ide world 1 - Direct electrical detection dispenses with labeling chemistries 1 - Electrically active nano sensors exhibit ultrahigh sensitivity 1

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