Semiconductor manufactured nano-structures for microbe or virus trapping or destruction
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1. A device for damaging or destroying a microbe or a virion, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate; and
an array of semiconductor protrusions extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor protrusions comprising nanospikes, the array of semiconductor protrusions having nanoscale dimensions, and diamond-shaped epitaxial growth arranged on a terminal end of each semiconductor protrusion of the array of protrusions, the array of semiconductor protrusions comprising a fractal pattern of spike sizes;
wherein the microbe or the virion is damaged or destroyed after being disposed on the array of protrusions.
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Abstract
A device for isolating a microbe or a virion includes a semiconductor substrate; and a trench formed in the semiconductor substrate and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate to a region within the semiconductor substrate; wherein the trench has dimensions such that the microbe or the virion is trapped within the trench.
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1. A device for damaging or destroying a microbe or a virion, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; and an array of semiconductor protrusions extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor protrusions comprising nanospikes, the array of semiconductor protrusions having nanoscale dimensions, and diamond-shaped epitaxial growth arranged on a terminal end of each semiconductor protrusion of the array of protrusions, the array of semiconductor protrusions comprising a fractal pattern of spike sizes; wherein the microbe or the virion is damaged or destroyed after being disposed on the array of protrusions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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