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Researchers from North Carolina State University used
airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibers on several
different metal substrates, opening the door for incorporating these nanofibers
into gene delivery devices, sensors, batteries and other technologies.
“Because we’re using an airbrush, this technique could
easily be incorporated into large-scale, high-throughput manufacturing
processes,” says Dr. Anatoli Melechko, an adjunct associate professor of
materials science and engineering at NC State and co-author of a paper
describing the work. “In principle, you could cover an entire building with
it.”