In 2006 researchers discovered that some bacteria are capable of generating conductive hair-like structures. These so called bionanowires do not only shed new light on bacterial adaptation strategies to varying needs. They could also represent an alternative to existing semiconductor nanowires for the utilization in FET-based sensors. Therefore we are working on the implementation of bionanowires, generated by the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis, into electrode setups for their further electrical investigation and their possible application in a sensor platform. In the presentation the biological background as well as the experimental setups and results will be shown.
In 2006 researchers discovered that some bacteria are capable of generating conductive hair-like structures. These so called bionanowires do not only shed new light on bacterial adaptation strategies to varying needs. They could also represent an alternative to existing semiconductor nanowires for the utilization in FET-based sensors. Therefore we are working on the implementation of bionanowires, generated by the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis, into electrode setups for their further electrical investigation and their possible application in a sensor platform. In the presentation the biological background as well as the experimental setups and results will be shown.
