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US 2012/0295029 A1Published application
Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsChad A. Mirkin, Richard Piner, Seunghun Hong
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Abstract
The invention provides a nanolithographic method, comprising: (i) providing a substrate; (ii) providing a nanoscopic tip coated with a patterning compound; (iii) contacting the coated tip with the substrate so that the patterning compound is applied to the substrate to produce a desired pattern; and (iv) wherein the patterning compound is anchored to the substrate.
Claims21
1-45. (canceled)
A nanolithographic method, comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- providing a nanoscopic tip coated with a patterning compound;
- contacting the coated tip with the substrate so that the patterning compound is applied to the substrate to produce a desired pattern;
- and
- wherein the patterning compound is anchored to the substrate.
2 more elements
A nanolithographic method, comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- providing a nanoscopic tip;
- coating the tip with a patterning compound;
- and
- contacting the coated tip with the substrate so that the patterning compound is applied to the substrate to produce a desired pattern having at least one lateral dimension of 1 micron or less.
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A nanolithographic method, comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- providing a plurality of nanoscopic tips;
- coating the tips with a patterning compound;
- and
- contacting the coated tips with the substrate so that the patterning compound is applied to the substrate to produce an array of dots or lines having at least one lateral dimension of 1 micron or less.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.