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Chemically Functionalized Surface Patterning
Author(s) -
Zhou Xiaozhu,
Boey Freddy,
Huo Fengwei,
Huang Ling,
Zhang Hua
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201002381
Subject(s) - microcontact printing , micropatterning , nanotechnology , dip pen nanolithography , photolithography , materials science , nanolithography , lithography , nanometre , fabrication , optoelectronics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , composite material
Patterning substrates with versatile chemical functionalities from micro‐ to nanometer scale is a long‐standing and interesting topic. This review provides an overview of a range of techniques commonly used for surface patterning. The first section briefly introduces conventional micropatterning tools, such as photolithography and microcontact printing. The second section focuses on the currently used nanolithographic techniques, for example, scanning probe lithography (SPL), and their applications in surface patterning. Their advantages and disadvantages are also demonstrated. In the last section, dip‐pen nanolithography (DPN) is emphatically illustrated, with a particular stress on the patterning and applications of biomolecules.