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Understanding how nature's nanomotors achieve the assembly of complex molecules and the intracellular transport of cargo will enable their future application in non-natural settings and provide inspiration for the development of purely synthetic systems.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes tend to be produced in polydisperse mixtures with different lengths, diameters and electronic properties. This review article surveys the various techniques that have been developed for producing monodisperse samples from these mixtures. Selective growth techniques are also covered.
The atomic force microscope has evolved from an imaging technique to a powerful tool for many areas of nanobiotechnology, including fundamental research, medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.
