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Self-ordering Electrochemistry: A Simple Approach for Engineering Nanopore and Nanotube Arrays for Emerging Applications*

Dusan Losic A C , Leonara Velleman B , Krishna Kant A , Tushar Kumeria A , Karan Gulati A , Joe G. Shapter B , David A. Beattie A and Spomenka Simovic A
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A University of South Australia, Ian Wark Research Institute, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia.

B Flinders University, School of Chemical and Physical Science, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: dusan.losic@unisa.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(3) 294-301 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10398
Submitted: 31 October 2010  Accepted: 23 December 2010   Published: 11 March 2011

Abstract

In this paper, we present recent work from our group focussed on the fabrication of nanopore and nanotube arrays using self-ordered electrochemistry, and their application in several key areas including template synthesis, molecular separation, optical sensing, and drug delivery. We have fabricated nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) with controlled pore dimensions (20–200 nm) and shapes, and used them as templates for the preparation of gold nanorod/nanotube arrays and gold nanotube membranes with characteristic properties such as surface enhanced Raman scattering and selective molecular transport. The application of AAO nanopores as a sensing platform for reflective interferometric detection is demonstrated. Finally, a drug release study on fabricated titania nanotubes confirms their potential for implantable drug delivery applications.


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