Formation of organic nanostructure array

Abstract

A nanostructure array is disclosed. The nanostructure array comprises a plurality of elongated organic nanostructures arranged generally perpendicularly to a plane.

1 . A nanostructure array, comprising a substrate and a plurality of elongated organic nanostructures arranged generally perpendicularly on said substrate. 
     
     
         2 . A nanostructure array, comprising a planar arrangement of a plurality of elongated organic nanostructures aligned generally parallel to each other. 
     
     
         3 . A method of fabricating a nanostructure array, comprising dispensing on a substrate organic monomers dissolved in an organic volatile solvent, and evaporating said solvent while generating conditions for self assembling of said organic monomers such as to form a plurality of elongated organic nanostructures arranged generally perpendicularly on said substrate. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said organic volatile solvent is selected so as to allow dispersion of said organic monomers in said solvent prior to said evaporation. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said organic monomers are peptide monomers dissolved in said organic volatile solvent at a concentration of at least 10 mg/ml 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said organic monomers are electrically charged. 
     
     
         7 . A method of fabricating a nanostructure array, comprising:
 incubating organic monomers and nanoparticles being responsive to a force field under conditions for self assembling of said organic monomers to elongated organic nanostructures and self coating of said elongated organic nanostructures by said nanoparticles; and   applying a force field to said elongated organic nanostructures such as to align said elongated organic nanostructures generally parallel to each other.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said nanoparticles are magnetic nanoparticles and said force field is a magnetic field. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said nanoparticles are electrically charged nanoparticles and said force field is an electric field. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said organic monomers comprise peptide monomers. 
     
     
         11 . The nanostructure array of  claim 1 , wherein said organic nanostructures are multi-walled nanostructures. 
     
     
         12 . The nanostructure array of  claim 1 , wherein said organic nanostructures are peptide nanostructures. 
     
     
         13 . The nanostructure array of  claim 12 , wherein each of said peptide nanostructures comprises a plurality of peptides. 
     
     
         14 . The nanostructure array of  claim 13 , wherein each peptide in said plurality of peptides comprises from 2 to 15 amino acid residues. 
     
     
         15 . The nanostructure array of  claim 13 , wherein each of said peptides in said plurality of peptides comprises at least one aromatic amino acid residue. 
     
     
         16 . The nanostructure array of  claim 13 , wherein at least one peptide in said plurality of peptides is an end-capping modified peptide. 
     
     
         17 . The nanostructure array of  claim 15 , wherein at least one peptide in said plurality of peptides consists essentially of aromatic amino acid residues. 
     
     
         18 . The nanostructure array of  claim 13 , wherein at least one peptide in said plurality of peptides is a dipeptide. 
     
     
         19 . The nanostructure array of  claim 18 , wherein each peptide in said plurality of peptides is a phenylalanine-phenylalanine dipeptide. 
     
     
         20 . The nanostructure array of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of said peptide nanostructures is coated by at least one layer of nanoparticles. 
     
     
         21 . The nanostructure array of  claim 20 , wherein said nanoparticles are magnetic nanoparticles. 
     
     
         22 . The nanostructure array of  claim 20 , wherein said nanoparticles are electrically charged. 
     
     
         23 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A device, comprising the nanostructure array of  claim 1 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of a field effect transistor device, a conductive layer device, a sensor device, a medical lead device, a stimulating electrode device, a device for transferring thermal energy and an analyte collecting device. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said organic monomers comprise peptide monomers. 
     
     
         34 . The nanostructure array of  claim 2 , wherein said organic nanostructures are peptide nanostructures. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said organic nanostructures are peptide nanostructures.