FPR: Are the Pili Produced by Electrogenic Bacteria Bionanowires?

Abstract

We have developed the ability to grow Shewanella putrifaciens and induce the production of flagella and, intermittently, pili. We have constructed partially conductive samples to enable KFM measurements of the potential of nanoscale wire-like objects and, finally, we have developed and published in the peer reviewed literature, a new measurement technique to determine the dielectric constant of thin layers in a non-contact, low force manner suitable for use on biological materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 2012
Accession Number
ADA575721

Entities

People

  • Scott R. Crittenden

Organizations

  • University of South Carolina

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Bacteria
  • Cellular Structures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Electrical Properties
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanowires
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Students
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.