A Brief History of Thiols: An assembly of self-assembly
Highlights the history and development of Thiols and SAMs
Topic: Nanoelectronics
Nanolithographic Patterning of Catalysts for Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were synthesized on specially custom designed MEMS chips under ambient conditions without requiring conventional Chemical vapor deposition(CVD) apparatus or process gases. In this approach, a layer of fullerene (C60) of 200 nm [...]
Commercially Available High-Throughput Dip Pen Nanolithography®
We present methods and applications of the commercially available 2D nano PrintArray(TM), which provides massive scalability for dip pen nanolithography. We will discuss current applications and future development.
Lipid Dip-Pen Nanolithography for Functional Biomimetic Membrane Systems
Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) is uniquely well suited for the integration of multiple materials (or inks) with both high resolution and high throughput. Phospholipid-based inks are particularly well suited for this purpose for several reasons. [...]
Fabrication of biosensor arrays by DPN and multiple target detection by triple wavelength fast SERRS mapping
Stokes R.J., Dougan J.A., Stevenson R., Haaheim J., Levesque T., Faulds K., Graham D., University of Strathclyde, UK
We have used Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) to create biosensor arrays on micro- and nano-structured surfaces. Bespoke linker and labelling materials enables detection of biological molecules by surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS). Careful DPN-directed placement [...]
Scanning probe-based fabrication of 3D nanostructures via affinity templates, functional RNA and meniscus-mediated surface remodeling
Chung S., Presley A.D., Elhadj S., Hok S., Hah S.S., Chernov A.A., Francis M.B., Eaton B.E., Feldheim D.L., DeYoreo J.J., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US
Developing generic platforms to organize discrete molecular elements and nanostructures into deterministic patterns at surfaces is one of the central challenges in the field of nanotechnology. Here we review three applications of the atomic force [...]
Multifunctional Bio-Nano Patterns Derived from Colloidal Self-Assembly as Model Surfaces to Study Antigen-Antibody Interactions
Nanosphere lithography (NSL) has become a popular tool as a patterning technique recently because the method is cheap and involves extremely simple procedures compared with other nanopatterning techniques. NSL can also be applied to a [...]
Nano-Patterned Surfaces Enhance Immunoreaction Efficiency
Valsesia A., Mannelli I., Colpo P., Bretagnol F., Ceccone G., Rossi F., European Commision Joint researcc Center, IT
Biomolecular recognition is a fundamental aspect in the biosensor development. The goal is to immobilize the biomolecule probes in an active state, limiting the non specific adsorption and maximizing their binding site accessibility for the [...]
Manufacturable nanoscale membranes – material development and biological separations
Gaborski T.R., Striemer C.C., Snyder J.L., Fang D.Z., Fauchet P.M., McGrath J.L., University of Rochester, US
We have developed a new class of ultrathin porous nanocrystalline silicon (pnc-Si) membranes using inexpensive and scalable silicon fabrication techniques. Pnc-Si is formed from a deposited amorphous silicon thin film, where nanoscale pores are introduced [...]