Resources - Testimonials

Left) A surface sensor fabricated by tip-based nanolithography. Right) Positioning the growth of crystals on surfaces. Images courtesy of D. Maspoch, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Figures:

"Working with the new NLP 2000 system is like having an extremely precise “nanohand” to do nanochemistry and synthesize new nanomaterials on surfaces"

Daniel Maspoch, PhD, ICREA Research Professor
Supramolecular and NanoChemistry & Materials Group (NanoUP), Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Barcelona, Spain

DPN research area:
Currently interested in establishing protocols and developing novel technologies for making combinatorial reactions at the nanoscale (nanochemistry) directly on surfaces, to study the fundamental properties (e.g. adsorption) of nanoscale materials deposited on specific surface locations, and to create complex functional supramolecular architectures and nanoarrays on surfaces. 
 
For more on Dr. Maspoch’s research visit: www.nanoup.org

LFM image of Scotland written on gold using MHA and the DPN 5000 System. Image courtesy of D. Graham, University of Strathclyde.

“We are continuing our research into using DPN as an essential tool for our nanometrology research.  Working with the instruments is vital to our research capability and our close relationship with NanoInk has definitely been of great benefit to our advances.”

Professor Duncan Graham BSc Hons, PhD, CChem, FSB, FRSC, FRSE
Centre for Molecular Nanometrology Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom

DPN research area:
Generation of nanoarrays for bioanalytical detection, arrays with new inks for optically active materials development and nanoarrays for stem cell research.  We like to combine our in house chemistry with DPN and alternative detection techniques such as Raman or SERS.  So far this has allowed us to produce arrays for antigen analysis, new optically active polymer arrays and to demonstrate the holding of stem cell phenotype using a nanopattern.

For more on Dr. Graham’s research, visit: http://www.chem.strath.ac.uk/people/academic/duncan_graham

An array of nanodiamond / polymer dots prepared using DPN and CVD plasma modification. Image courtesy of A. Catledge, University of Alabama at Birmingham

“NanoInk’s products are at the cutting edge of lithography/imaging and continue provide researchers with the tools needed to probe into previously uncharted territory”

Aaron Catledge, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama USA

DPN research area:
Biosensing using patterned polymer/nanodiamond molecular receptors 

For more on Dr. Catledge’s research, visit: http://www.wix.com/aaroncatledge/home_uab

An Alexa555-azide (red) and fluorescein conjugated streptavidin (green) pattern on a CVD coated substrate using our NLP 2000 System. The scale bar is 35µm. Image courtesy of M. Hirtz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

"The NLP 2000 platform is an extremely versatile tool for the creation of large-area surface patterns needed in our research."

Dr. Dr. Michael Hirtz, Academic Staff/Group Leader
Prof. Harald Fuchs Group at Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany

DPN research area:
Specialize in bioactive surface patterning and integrated functionalization for photonic systems.

For more on Dr. Hirtz’s research, visit: http://int.kit.edu/