Principal Investigator Karl Berggren
Self-assembly is an inexpensive patterning method for realizing nanoscale structures over large areas. In particular, self-assembly of functional nanoparticles, biomolecules, or macromolecules can create complex nanostructured devices with precisely tailored chemical or biological responses. By combining self-assembly with nanolithographically defined template structures, that serve to control and guide the self-assembly process, complex structures for applications in, for example, biomedical or environmental sensing, can be realized.Example of application: Nanoscale patterning and lithography, biosensing and functional biomaterials.