| dc.contributor.advisor | Angela M. Belcher. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Lew, Brandon (Brandon Timothy) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-25T13:40:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-25T13:40:48Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101856 | |
| dc.description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2011. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-35). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Synthesizing a scalable microelectrode at room temperature is possible using bio-templating. To create a novel 3D electrode, we report M13 virus cross-linking and nickel and copper nanowire synthesis. In this process, virus was cross-linked using glutaraldehyde to form mechanically stable hydrogels, which were then mineralized using electroless deposition. The mineralized hydrogels were of micron-scale thickness with sub-micron pore sizes. SEM and FIB imagery provided visual confirmation of highly-networked nanowires, and EDX demonstrated purity of the nanowires as over 95% pure metal. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Brandon Lew. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 35 pages | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Materials Science and Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | Virus-based 3-dimensional nanowire network copper and nickel electrodes | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Virus-based three-dimensional nanowire network copper and nickel electrodes | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Virus-based 3D nanowire network copper and nickel electrodes | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 943107922 | en_US |
