IEC 219 |
| Chad Mirkin, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113 and David Ginger, Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3113. |
| Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) is a scanning probe technique in which an AFM tip is used to generate nanoscale patterns of specific chemical functionality. DPN offers the ability to pattern a wide variety of molecules, ranging from simple alkanethiols to complex biomolecules, on a wide variety of substrates, including metals and semiconductors as well as monolayer-functionalized surfaces. By using the high resolution and registration afforded by DPN, we are thus able to fabricate templates for exploring the directed self-assembly of nanostructures using a variety of tailorable chemical interactions. Interactions ranging from redox-controlled electrostatics to the specific Watson-Crick base pairing of DNA are demonstrated as methods for directing the assembly of functionalized nanoscale building blocks onto DPN-generated surface templates. |
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Biological Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (sponsored by Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology Subdivision)
1:30 PM-4:50 PM, Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Convention Center -- Room 393, Oral
Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |