Partners

The 3D-BRICKS consortium has been strategically formed to bring together a diverse range of expertise essential for achieving its ambitious goals in 3D CNT nanoelectronics and to facilitate the application of this technology in industry. The group led by Prof. G. Acuna at Friburg will leverage DNA nanotechnology to advance the design and synthesis processes toward three-dimensional structures.

Collaboration between Friburg and R. Seidel from the University of Leipzig will yield innovative DNA designs and techniques for organizing nanomaterials, including both CNTs and metals, onto the 3D DNA template. The strong partnership already established between B. Flavel (KIT) and S. Cambré (Antwerp) will be pivotal in developing engineered CNTs.

Additionally, Prof. R. Wiesendanger (Hamburg) and C. Sotomayor Torres (ICN2) will contribute their expertise in methods and tools for characterizing hybrid DNA-3D CNT nanostructures, as well as enhancing our understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms. R. Proietti Zaccaria and D. Garoli (IIT) will focus on the nanofabrication of arrays and the development of electrical readout devices.

Thanks to the Pathfinder Hop-On project “3D-BRICKSDrop,” Taltech, located in Tallinn, Estonia, has joined the consortium as a new partner. Its primary responsibility will be to develop and demonstrate the application of micro and nanofluidics in the creation of DNA origami combined with nanomaterials systems. To achieve this, Taltech will collaborate closely with the University of Fribourg and the University of Leipzig on the design and synthesis of DNA nanostructures. Additionally, it will work alongside other consortium members to characterize the hybrid DNA and carbon nanotube (CNT) structures.