3D nanofabrication by volumetric deposition and controlled shrinkage of patterned scaffolds

Abstract

Although a range of materials can now be fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques, these usually involve assembly of a series of stacked layers, which restricts three-dimensional (3D) geometry. Oran et al. developed a method to print a range of materials, including metals and semiconductors, inside a gel scaffold (see the Perspective by Long and Williams). When the hydrogels were dehydrated, they shrunk 10-fold, which pushed the feature sizes down to the nanoscale.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/science.aau5119

Entities

People

  • Adam H. Marblestone
  • Daniel Oran
  • Edward Boyden
  • Fei Chen
  • Mark A Skylar-Scott
  • Paul W. Tillberg
  • Ruixuan Gao
  • Samuel G Rodriques
  • Shoh M Asano

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Harvard University
  • Hertz Foundation
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • New York Stem Cell Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Open Philanthropy Project
  • Pfizer
  • The Kavli Foundation
  • Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

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  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene