| abstract |
In the present invention, organic, inorganic, or other molecules or objects that may participate in an interaction event, are physically linked to nanoscale objects, typified, but not limited to, carbon nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, nanobars, and biological structural elements, such as microtubule s and actin filaments, to create a signal transduction system that reports events on the micron scale or smaller. A molecular interaction even is monitored utilizing an amp meter or utilizing a scanning tunneling microscop e so that when the molecules or objects participate in a molecule interaction event, or some other interaction event, the movement or change in the physic al properties of the nanotube is monitored to report the occurrence of the interaction event. |