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Carbon Nanofiber-Based Nanocomposites for Biosensing

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Abstract

The history of carbon nanofiber (CNF) can go back more than a century. It was reported in a patent published in 1889 that carbon filaments are grown from carbon-containing gases using a metallic crucible as the – probably unintentional – catalyst [1]. In 1950, a Russian group performed the first electron microscopy observations of CNFs. For the first 80 years of the twentieth century, however, the occurrence of CNFs – then often referred to as “carbon filaments” or “filamentous carbon” – was considered a nuisance. For example, in Fischer–Tropsch or steam-methane reforming reactions, the fibers often occurred in metallic catalysts used for the conversion of carbon-containing gases. In 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were first discovered as a new member of the carbon allotrope family. This discovery and other nanostructures triggered an outburst of interest in CNTs and nanofibers [2].

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Ju, H., Zhang, X., Wang, J. (2011). Carbon Nanofiber-Based Nanocomposites for Biosensing. In: NanoBiosensing. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9622-0_5

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