TY - JOUR
T1 - Hybrid approaches to nanometer-scale patterning
T2 - Exploiting tailored intermolecular interactions
AU - Mullen, Thomas J.
AU - Srinivasan, Charan
AU - Shuster, Mitchell J.
AU - Horn, Mark W.
AU - Andrews, Anne M.
AU - Weiss, Paul S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments We thank Prof. Jennifer Hampton, Dr. Arrelaine Dameron, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Anderson for insightful discussions. TJM is grateful for a fellowship from the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. The research of the authors is supported by the Penn State Materials Research Institute, Penn State Nanofabrication Facility, and the Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science, an NSF-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Parts of this work were conducted at the Penn State node of the NSF-funded National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - In this perspective, we explore hybrid approaches to nanometer-scale patterning, where the precision of molecular self-assembly is combined with the sophistication and fidelity of lithography. Two areas - improving existing lithographic techniques through self-assembly and fabricating chemically patterned surfaces - will be discussed in terms of their advantages, limitations, applications, and future outlook. The creation of such chemical patterns enables new capabilities, including the assembly of biospecific surfaces to be recognized by, and to capture analytes from, complex mixtures. Finally, we speculate on the potential impact and upcoming challenges of these hybrid strategies.
AB - In this perspective, we explore hybrid approaches to nanometer-scale patterning, where the precision of molecular self-assembly is combined with the sophistication and fidelity of lithography. Two areas - improving existing lithographic techniques through self-assembly and fabricating chemically patterned surfaces - will be discussed in terms of their advantages, limitations, applications, and future outlook. The creation of such chemical patterns enables new capabilities, including the assembly of biospecific surfaces to be recognized by, and to capture analytes from, complex mixtures. Finally, we speculate on the potential impact and upcoming challenges of these hybrid strategies.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11051-008-9395-y
DO - 10.1007/s11051-008-9395-y
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:48749110237
SN - 1388-0764
VL - 10
SP - 1231
EP - 1240
JO - Journal of Nanoparticle Research
JF - Journal of Nanoparticle Research
IS - 8
ER -