Physical, Chemical, and Biological Surface Patterning by Microcontact Printing

Abstract

The sections in this article are Introduction What is Microcontact Printing? The “Master” The Stamp Inks and Stamps for Microcontact Printing Supramolecular µ CP Microcontact Printing and Soft Lithography Nanotransfer Printing Microcontact Printing and Biological Arrays µ CP of DNA Affinity Contact Printing Microcontact Printing and Surface Chemistry From Micro to Nano: Increasing the Resolution of Microcontact Printing Conclusions and Outlook

Stamps, inks and substrates: polymers in microcontact printing

“…According to the ISI Web of Knowledge there are now close to 1000 articles that involve mCP, including several recent review articles. [2][3][4] This review focuses on the important role of polymers in mCP. First of all, polymers are the material of choice for the preparation of mCP stamps.…”

Microcontact chemistry: surface reactions in nanoscale confinement

“…The Huisgen cycloaddition induced by mCP was investigated in detail by printing a set of fluorescent alkynes on azide-terminated SAMs on glass substrates. 23 Fluorescence microscopy was used to monitor the extent of reaction on the glass surface and it was shown that the rate of cycloaddition depends on the reactivity of the alkyne and on the presence of Cu(I). The cycloaddition is accelerated by Cu(I) but it also proceeds readily in the absence of Cu(I).…”