Cornell University

Cornell Research Foundation Inc.

Jose Manuel Moran-Mirabal

Harold G Craighead

George Malliaras

Jason D Slinker

Yung-fu Chang

Hector D Abruna

Theodore G Clark

David M Lin

Reid N Orth

Héctor D Abruna

The invention teaches electrospun light-emitting fibers made from ionic transition metal complexes ('iTMCs') such as [Ru(bpy)](PF)]/PEO mixtures with dimensions in the 10.0 nm to 5.0 micron range and capable of highly localized light emission at low operating voltages such as 3-4 V with turn-on voltages approaching the band-gap limit of the organic semiconductor that may be used as point source light emitters on a chip.

Electrospun light-emitting fibers

The invention teaches electrospun light-emitting fibers made from ionic transition metal complexes ('iTMCs') such as [Ru(bpy)](PF.)]/PEO mixtures with dimensions in the 10.0 nm to 5.0 micron range and capable of highly localized light emission at low operating voltages such as 3-4 V with turn-on voltages approaching the band-gap limit of the organic semiconductor that may be used as point source light emitters on a chip.

An array is formed with a protective cover on a substrate. The protective cover is patterned to produce an array of openings to the substrate. Desired material is deposited on the substrate through the openings. The protective cover may then be removed. In one embodiment, the protective cover is a conformal polymer, such as di-para-xylylene. It may be removed by mechanical peeling. The material may be biological material such as DNA. The protective cover may be used to prevent non-specific hybridization in inter-spot regions by performing hybridization with the cover still in place. Hybridization that occurs in such regions between the spots may be removed with removal of the protective cover.

Protective coating for array material deposition

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Ithaca, NY, United States of America

Jose Manuel Moran-Mirabal