Ropp C, Cummins Z, Nah S, Qin S, Seog JH, Lee SB, Fourkas JT, Shapiro B, Waks E. Fabrication of nanoassemblies using flow control.
Nano Lett 2013;
13:3936-3941. [PMID:
23883172 DOI:
10.1021/nl402059u]
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Abstract
Synthetic nanostructures, such as nanoparticles and nanowires, can serve as modular building blocks for integrated nanoscale systems. We demonstrate a microfluidic approach for positioning, orienting, and assembling such nanostructures into nanoassemblies. We use flow control combined with a cross-linking photoresist to position and immobilize nanostructures in desired positions and orientations. Immobilized nanostructures can serve as pivots, barriers, and guides for precise placement of subsequent nanostructures.
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