Abstract:
Methods for electrodeposition of conductive material on a conductive substrate that contains a pattern of a chemisorbed surfactant formed by a stamp having a patterned surface which is pressed onto the surface of the substrate for printing the substrate. Electrodeposition occurs by immersing the patterned substrate in a plating bath upon application of deposition potential or current to the conductive substrate. In embodiment, the chemisorbed surfactant on the surface of the substrate acts as a positive resist so that electrodeposition occurs on regions of the substrate not covered with surfactant. In another embodiment, electrodeposition occurs preferentially in regions of the substrate covered with the chemisorbed surfactant.
Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for transferring a patterned polyelectrolyte multilayer from a first surface, e.g., a PDMS stamp, to a second surface, e.g. fabric or a non-woven material, wherein the patterned polyelectrolyte multilayer on the first surface is brought into contact with the second surface in order to transfer the polyelectrolyte multilayer from the first surface to the second surface. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a stamp comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer suitable for transfer to a substrate using the aforementioned method of transferring patterned multilayers.
Abstract:
Aliphatic dithiocarboxylic acid compositions (ADTCAs) that form self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on metal surface such as gold surfaces are disclosed. These new SAMs were characterized by optical ellipsometry, contact angle goniometry, and polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). The data indicates that the ADTCAs generate well packed and highly oriented monolayer films on gold surfaces. A method for using the ADTCAs in micro-contact printing is also disclosed, where ADTCA SAM protected regions are capable of more efficient cleaning under mild conditions due to instabilities in the ADTCA compositions.
Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for transferring a patterned polyelectrolyte multilayer from a first surface, e.g., a PDMS stamp, to a second surface, e.g. fabric or a non-woven material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a stamp comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer suitable for transfer to a substrate using the aforementioned method of transferring patterned multilayers.
Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of creating patterned composite structures on a surface via layer-by-layer deposition of thin films. In certain embodiments, the surface is chemically patterned by the direct stamping of functional polymers on the surface film. A pattern may then be used as a template for the further depositions of materials on the surface. This concept may be applied to various functional polymer and substrate systems as well as various thin film deposition techniques.
Abstract:
Methods of attaching a ligand to a surface are described that include contacting a surface having an amphiphilic comb polymer present thereon and having a first reactive moiety attached thereto with a substrate having at least one ligand thereon. The ligand can include a second reactive moiety, wherein the second reactive moiety of the biological ligand and the first reactive moiety of the amphiphilic comb polymer form a covalent bond. The substrate can be separated from the surface, thereby leaving the biological ligand covalently bound to the amphiphilic comb polymer.
Abstract:
This application relates to a method of depositing a patterned layer of material, such as organic material, over a substrate or organizing materials over a substrate. The method involves using a stamp having at least one conductive pathway and an insulating layer to transfer material from a solution to a substrate in a specified pattern. The stamp may be used multiple times to transfer a similar pattern of organic material to multiple substrates or to different portions of the same substrate. The transferred material may then be preferably used as a photolithographic mask for nano-patterning the substrate. This application also relates to a stamp that may be used in depositing a patterned layer of material onto a substrate, a method of forming such a stamp, and a method of depositing a layer of oriented molecules over a substrate.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for providing a patterned surface wherein predetermined regions of the surface are masked with a self-assembled monolayer (“SAM”) covalently bound to a brush polymer overlayer. The remainder of the substrate surface will generally be functionalized with a second self-assembled monolayer. Preferably, the method involves a microcontact printing technique, wherein a molecular moiety capable of spontaneously forming an SAM upon transfer to a surface is “stamped” onto a substrate surface, followed by growth (or covalent attachment) of a polymer on exposed functional groups within the SAM molecules. Coverage of surface regions with both an SAM and a polymer overlayer provides a number of advantages, particularly with regard to surface masking during etching and the like. The method is useful in the manufacture of microelectronic circuitry, biosensors, high-density assay plates, and the like.
Abstract:
A system for selective chemical vapor deposition of polymers onto a substrate. A substrate is provided which comprises a plurality of surface regions, wherein the surface of at least one region provides a more favorable nucleation site for at least one of a polymer or polymer precursor than at least one other region. This may be an intrinsic characteristic of the substrate or may be accomplished through surface treatment of a substrate. The substrate is subjected to chemical vapor deposition of a reactive monomer, producing a polymer coating which is substantially thicker in the regions of favorable nucleation than in the regions of unfavorable nucleation.
Abstract:
An apparatus (100) including a support structure (104), a flexible stamp (106) having a stamping surface (110) including a predetermined pattern disposed opposite the support structure (104), a pressure controlled chamber (112) disposed above the support structure (104), and a mechanical attachment (114) affixed to the flexible stamp (106). A method is provided for stamping the surface (101) of an article (102) including the steps of i) placing the article (102) on the support structure (104) within the pressure-controlled chamber (112), ii) wetting the stamping surface (110) with a solution containing a self-assembled monolayer-forming molecular species, iii) aligning alignment patterns (118) on the flexible stamp (106) with alignment patterns (124) on the surface (101) of the article (102), iv) controllably contacting the wetted stamping surface (110) with the surface (101) of the article (102) by changing the pressure differential across the flexible stamp (106) so that contact commences at the center of the flexible stamp (106) and proceeds outwardly in a controlled manner, and v) removing the stamping surface (110) from the surface (101) of the article so that a self-assembled monolayer (134) having the predetermined pattern is formed on the surface (101) of the article (102).