Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography

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This atomic force microscope image shows a pattern of nanoparticles that self-assembled themselves on a pre-patterned substrate. Scientists can use this process called chemical lithography to arrange treated nanoparticles quickly and precisely. Pho ...
This atomic force microscope image shows a pattern of nanoparticles that self-assembled themselves on a pre-patterned substrate. Scientists can use this process – called “chemical lithography” – to arrange treated nanoparticles quickly and precisely. Photo credit: Prabhakaran, et al.

Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the most promising method of incorporating nanoparticles into functional structures is through their own self-assembly, an approach commonly attempted through different lithography techniques.


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