Nanoelectronic devices for visualizing and interacting with biological systems

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Charles M. Lieber, cml@cmliris.harvard.edu, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Nanoscale materials offer unique and powerful opportunities for visualizing and interacting with biological systems. Here we describe a general and powerful platform using nanowire transistor arrays for both large-scale, label-free, real-time visualization of biomolecules to the single molecule level, and direct two-way electrical communication with living cells with high spatial and temporal resolution. Prospects for the application of these nanowire electronic devices as tools in the life-sciences and for the development of hybrid nanoelectronic/biological integrated systems will be discussed.