Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Nanoparticle probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers, cells, and tissues by fluorescence

AB Chinen, CM Guan, JR Ferrer, SN Barnaby… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Synthesis, assembly, and applications of hybrid nanostructures for biosensing

S Zhang, R Geryak, J Geldmeier, S Kim… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …

Evolution of dip-pen nanolithography (DPN): from molecular patterning to materials discovery

G Liu, SH Petrosko, Z Zheng, CA Mirkin - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Dip-pen nanolithography (DPN) is a nanofabrication technique that can be used to directly
write molecular patterns on substrates with high resolution and registration. Over the past …

Designing with light: advanced 2D, 3D, and 4D materials

K Jung, N Corrigan, M Ciftci, J Xu, SE Seo… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent achievements and future opportunities for the design of 2D, 3D, and 4D materials
using photochemical reactions are summarized. Light is an attractive stimulus for material …

Development of Dip‐Pen Nanolithography (DPN) and its derivatives

G Liu, M Hirtz, H Fuchs, Z Zheng - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dip‐pen nanolithography (DPN) is a unique nanofabrication tool that can directly write a
variety of molecular patterns on a surface with high resolution and excellent registration …

Recent progress in simple and cost‐effective top‐down lithography for≈ 10 nm scale nanopatterns: from edge lithography to secondary sputtering lithography

WB Jung, S Jang, SY Cho, HJ Jeon… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a simple and cost‐effective method for fabricating≈ 10 nm scale
nanopatterns over large areas is an important issue, owing to the performance …

Beam pen lithography

F Huo, G Zheng, X Liao, LR Giam, J Chai… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Lithography techniques are currently being developed to fabricate nanoscale components
for integrated circuits, medical diagnostics and optoelectronics,,,,,,. In conventional far-field …

Integrated micro/nanoengineered functional biomaterials for cell mechanics and mechanobiology: a materials perspective

Y Shao, J Fu - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of micro/nanoengineered functional biomaterials in the last two
decades has empowered materials scientists and bioengineers to precisely control different …

Large-area molecular patterning with polymer pen lithography

DJ Eichelsdoerfer, X Liao, MD Cabezas, W Morris… - Nature protocols, 2013 - nature.com
The challenge of constructing surfaces with nanostructured chemical functionality is central
to many areas of biology and biotechnology. This protocol describes the steps required for …