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Production and Targeting of Monovalent Quantum Dots
Published on: October 23, 2014
Contact Printing of a Quantum Dot and Polymer Cross-Reactive Array Sensor
Vincent P Schnee1, Collin J Bright2
1U.S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, C5ISR Center, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA. Vincent.p.shnee.civ@mail.mil.
Abstract:
The incorporation of organic polymeric materials into chemical sensors and electro-optic devices has the potential to greatly advance these fields. A major challenge to their incorporation is the fabrication of thin films due to their intolerance of thermal deposition methods and solvent compatibility challenges. Here, a method for contact printing of quantum dot (QD) and organic polymer (OP) composites for the production of thin-film chemical sensors is described. The method described here allows for the repeatable, low-cost, and relatively simple production of thin films of QD/OP composites for use in chemical sensor arrays by a dry transfer process of the polymer on an elastomer stamp to the sensor substrate.
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