Design of Bio-Hybrid Surface Assemblies at Engineering Interfaces
Abstract
The project is devoted to designing and fabricating flexible free-suspended nanocomposite membranes based on a bioinspired concept of snake photothermal receptors. We suggested an innovative fabrication technique which can be used to obtain robust and lightweight, microscopic nanocomposite membranes with extraordinary sensitivity and dynamic range. These nanomembranes with thickness of 30-50 nm and diameter of several hundred microns, which can be free-suspended over a microscopic opening were fabricated with molecular precision by time-efficient, spin-assisted layer- by-layer assembly on a sacrificial substrate. They are designed as multilayered nanocomposite films composed of polymer bilayers alternating in ordered fashion and gold nanoparticles with a diameter below 13 nm and possess unparalleled sensitivity combined with extreme robustness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA435743
Entities
People
- Vladimir V. Tsukruk
Organizations
- Iowa State University