A novel nanofabrication method that combines both "bottom-up" (template-assisted peptide self-assembling) and "top-down" (replica molding) techniques is introduced. A designer peptide, GAV-9 (NH2-VGGAVVAGV-CONH2), can epitaxially self-assemble into nanofilaments on the surface of mica, which is...

Recently, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were reported to increase the specificity and efficiency of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In this paper, we tested the enhancement of AuNPs with five different sizes on the specificity of two-round PCR. The results showed that, except 5.02 nm AuNPs,...

Ce-doped Bi2Ti2O7 thin films have been successfully prepared on P-type Si substrates by a chemical solution deposition method. The structural properties of the films were studied by X-ray diffraction. The phase of Ce-doped Bi2Ti2O7 was more stable than that of Bi2Ti2O7 without Ce substitution....