ABSTRACT
Silicon (Si) nanostructures such as Si quantum dots (SiQD), Si nanoparticles (SiNP), Si nanohybrids (SiNH), Si nanocones (SiNCs) and Si nanowires (SiNWs) have received an increasing interest due to their unique physical and chemical properties in electronic and optic fields (Cao et al. 2008; Cao et al. 2006a; Cao et al. 2006b; O’Farrell et al. 2006), (Li et al. 2015), (Wang et al. 2014). In addition to that, SiNWs as one-dimensional (1D) semiconductive nanomaterials exhibit unique biological properties (nontoxic degradation products and biocompatibility), smaller size than cells and a comparable size within biomolecules. These promising 1D nanostructures have found useful applications in the biomedical field. Applications in cell assays, gene and drug delivery, and cell adhesion behavior have seen them emerge as a promising material in recent years.
