Magnetic nanotubes for targeted drug delivery and chemical & biochemical separation. Shape-coded nanotubes for dispersible nanosensor.Transport and diffusion properties of surface-modified nanotubes and nanotube membranes: SiO2-nanotubes, Gold nanotubes.Nanoscale single-pore membranes for chemical and biochemical sensors.
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructured materials have been intensively investigated as building components in electrochemical energy storage and solar energy conversion devices because they provide short diffusion path lengths to ions and excitons, leading to high charge/discharge rates and high solar energy conversion efficiency.