Synthesis of nanowires and application as nanosensors for chemical and biological detections

预计该项目将带来重大的科学、经济和社会效益。我们将开发一系列技术，用于纳米线的可控生长和制造功能性纳米级系统，如纳米传感器。纳米传感器将在化学和生物学中有重要的应用。一些化学物种可以通过纳米传感器在分子尺度上检测。纳米传感器可用于癌症疾病的早期诊断，病毒检测和基因组DNA筛选。纳米传感器还可以提供一种分子工具，在不破坏活细胞的情况下探测它们，通过这种工具，我们可以真实的跟踪细胞内的生命。

This project is expected to bring significant scientific, economic and social benefits. We will develop a number of techniques for the controlled growth of nanowires and making functional nanoscale systems such as nanosensors. The nanosensors will have important applications in chemistry and biology. Some chemical species can be detected by nanosensors on molecular scale. The nanosensors could be used for early diagnostics of cancer disease, detection of viruses, and genomic DNA screening. The nanosensors could also provide a molecular tool for probing living cells without destroying them, through which we can track life within cells in real time.