List of Figures
Fig. 1.1 Contact printing nanowire for assembly................... 3
Fig. 1.2 Intracellular electrical recording by nanowire
nanoFET device..................................... 6
Fig. 2.1 Schematic of macroporous nanoelectronics fabrication........ 16
Fig. 2.2 Bending stiffness measurements......................... 18
Fig. 2.3 Strategy for preparing 3D macroporous nanoelectronic
networks........................................... 19
Fig. 2.4 Organized 2D and 3D macroporous nanoelectronic networks... 21
Fig. 2.5 Schematics for bending stiffness calculation................ 23
Fig. 3.1 Strategy for integration of 3D macroporous nanoelectronics
with host materials................................... 29
Fig. 3.2 3D macroporous photodetectors network and device
localization......................................... 30
Fig. 3.3 Localization of 3D macroporous nanoelectronic devices....... 31
Fig. 3.4 3D macroporous chemical sensors........................ 33
Fig. 3.5 3D macroporous strain sensors embedded in elastomer........ 34
Fig. 3.6 Calibration of the 3D macroporous nanoelectronic
strain sensors........................................ 35
Fig. 4.1 Integrating nanoelectronics with cells and tissue............. 40
Fig. 4.2 Chip assembly for neuronal 3D cultures................... 43
Fig. 4.3 Schematic of cardiomyocyte 3D culture................... 44
Fig. 4.4 Schematic of vascular nanoES construct preparation
and pH sensing...................................... 45
Fig. 4.5 Macroporous andflexible nanowire nanoES. Device
fabrication schematics................................. 47
Fig. 4.6 3D self-organized nanowire nanoES...................... 48
Fig. 4.7 Mesh nanowire nanoES................................ 48
Fig. 4.8 Device performance characterization...................... 49
Fig. 4.9 Geometry control by design in nanoES.................... 50
Fig. 4.10 Design and fabrication of self-organized nanoES............ 51
Fig. 4.11 Hierarchical nanoES.................................. 51
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