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Digital Liquid Patterning: A Versatile Method for Maskless Generation of Liquid Patterns and Gradients
Author(s) -
Efremov Alexander N.,
Grunze Michael,
Levkin Pavel A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201300075
Subject(s) - materials science , photomask , nanotechnology , maskless lithography , substrate (aquarium) , fabrication , self healing hydrogels , liquid liquid , chromatography , chemistry , electron beam lithography , medicine , oceanography , alternative medicine , layer (electronics) , pathology , geology , polymer chemistry , resist
A facile, maskless, digital liquid patterning method , allowing on‐demand fabrication of liquid patterns without the need to change the substrate or use different photomasks, is described. Patterns with customized geometries can be created manually by simple pipetting. An application of this maskless method to create patterns of particles, cells, hydrogels, and complex liquid gradients compatible with cell studies is shown.