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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Yuval Ofir, Amherst, MA (US);
Vincent Martin Rotello, Amherst, MA (US);
Mark Thomas Tuominen, Shutesbury, MA (US);
Qijun Xiao, Amherst, MA (US);
Bappaditya Samanta, Amherst, MA (US);
Yuval Ofir, Amherst, MA (US);
Vincent Martin Rotello, Amherst, MA (US);
Mark Thomas Tuominen, Shutesbury, MA (US);
Qijun Xiao, Amherst, MA (US);
Bappaditya Samanta, Amherst, MA (US);
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for generating a three-dimensional structure on a surface. The method comprises forming a layer comprising a plurality of nanoparticles on a surface; and exposing a portion of the layer to incident radiation having a defined pattern at a dosage effective to aggregate the nanoparticles in the exposed portion of the layer into a three-dimensional structure, wherein the three-dimensional structure has a shape defined by the pattern of the radiation and a height defined by the dosage of the incident radiation and a thickness of the nanoparticle layer. Alternatively, the method comprises forming a layer comprising a plurality of nanoparticles on a surface of a three-dimensional template; and exposing at least a portion of the layer to incident radiation at a dosage effective to aggregate the nanoparticles in the exposed portion of the layer into a three-dimensional structure that corresponds to the three-dimensional template.