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Directed assembly of nanoparticles to isolated diatom valves using the non-wetting characteristics after pyrolysis
A Jantschke1, C Fischer, R Hensel
1TU Dresden, Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Bioanalytische Chemie, 01062 Dresden, Germany. eike.brunner@tu-dresden.de.
Nanoscale
|August 27, 2014
Abstract:
A novel strategy for a directed nanoparticle coupling to isolated Stephanopyxis turris valves is presented. After pyrolysis, the valves exhibit incomplete wetting due to their characteristic T-shaped profiles as a prerequisite for a regioselective coupling reaction. A micromanipulation system allows for precise handling and their immobilization onto an adhesive substrate and manipulation into arrays.
