Chemically Modified Carbon Nanotubes for Lab on Chip Devices

Summary

Chemically modified carbon nanotubes (CNT) materials promise as electrochemical detectors in lab‐on‐a‐chip technologies. The manufacturing processes and structural characteristics, such as defect density and oxygen‐containing moieties, substantially impact the electrical and chemical characteristics of CNT materials. As a result, testing different CNT‐based materials before their incorporation into lab‐on‐chip systems is critical. This study demonstrates that not all CNT materials are suitable for detecting lab‐on‐a‐chip systems. Furthermore, the data reveal that materials with outstanding attributes in batch studies perform poorly in inflow configuration. These discoveries might help researchers better understand how CNT materials can be used in real applications in the future. As a result, they are widely used in sensing devices, catalysts, and composite materials in high‐tech fields.