Micropatterning of different kinds of biomaterials as a platform of a molecular communication system

Abstract

We aimed to create a method in micropatterning of different kinds of biomaterials as a platform of a molecular communication system onto a single substrate. This paper proposes a multiple poly(para-xylylene) (parylene) simultaneous peel-off process and demonstrates that different kinds of proteins and DNAs were successfully microarrayed onto the single substrate. Further, the functionalities and the contamination-free nature of these microarrayed biomaterials were maintained throughout the micropatterning process. Our results contribute to the development of microarrayed senders and receivers such as DNA-tagged vesicles and/or biological cells in molecular communication, and will help to investigate and visualize the overall of molecular communication processes.