Possible NanoLego™ Experiments

The MikroRhino™ Suite of Experiments

The MikroRhino™ Experiments are an example of the applicability of NanoLego™ Molecular Building-Blocks. Exploiting the ability of a smart materials to interact with sub-ppm levels of volatile organic compounds in qualitative and quantitative manners unique to each material, the four formulations within NanoLego™ Molecular Building-Blocks are fabricated into optoelectronic gas sensors which, when used within in a sensory array provides the selectivity and resolution to differentiate between all types of vapors, even closely related ones, to sub-ppm levels of sensitivity. These building blocks can be tailored for use as sensory elements in the sensing of volatile organic compounds in both air and liquid environments. The MikroRhino™ Experiments can be used to demonstrate the fabrication of workable electronic noses from the bottom up, in a comprehensive laboratory module scalable from the undergraduate to graduate education levels and can be used by postgraduates as a platform in their foundational studies in electronic or optical nose technology. Laboratory Material Development Modules are available to aid in the development of laboratory units.

The OrganicWire™ Suite of Experiments

The MicroKontact™ Experiments are an example of the applicability of NanoLego™ Molecular Building-Blocks towards laboratory instruction in the formation and application of molecular wires and electronics. Exploiting the phenomenon of intrinsic conduction, three of the four formulations within NanoLego™ Molecular Building-Blocks can be fabricated into molecular wires and electrodes that can the be processed and then applied to surfaces such as transparent flexible substrates using a variety of cost-effective techniques such as micro contact printing, simple plotting or inkjet/laser printing to form a host of simple transistors and photoelectrics with all-organic architectures, or of higher hierarchies thereof, which can be further characterized using multimeters.