Nanoscale moiety placement methods
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1. A method of placing a nanomoiety at a deterministic location on a substrate, the method comprising:
- preparing a nanomoiety having a first characteristic dimension;
providing a substrate having a surface;
providing a nanoscale binding site at a deterministic location on the surface, the binding site having a binding patch, the binding site having a second characteristic dimension larger than the first characteristic dimension of the nanomoiety;
associating the nanomoiety with a nanoscale delivery vehicle, the delivery vehicle having a third characteristic dimension larger than the first characteristic dimension of the nanomoiety, one of the nanoscale moiety and the nanoscale delivery vehicle having a binding region capable of binding at the binding patch;
exposing the surface to a fluid delivery medium containing the nanomoiety associated with the delivery vehicle;
stochastically contacting the binding region to the binding patch thereby binding the delivery vehicle to the substrate; and
rendering the nanoscale moiety from the delivery vehicle to leave the nanoscale moiety attached to the substrate, the nanoscale moiety having a retention characteristic for continued attachment to the substrate after rendering.
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Abstract
Methods and structures for placing nanoscale moieties on substrates are provided.
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1. A method of placing a nanomoiety at a deterministic location on a substrate, the method comprising:
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preparing a nanomoiety having a first characteristic dimension; providing a substrate having a surface; providing a nanoscale binding site at a deterministic location on the surface, the binding site having a binding patch, the binding site having a second characteristic dimension larger than the first characteristic dimension of the nanomoiety; associating the nanomoiety with a nanoscale delivery vehicle, the delivery vehicle having a third characteristic dimension larger than the first characteristic dimension of the nanomoiety, one of the nanoscale moiety and the nanoscale delivery vehicle having a binding region capable of binding at the binding patch; exposing the surface to a fluid delivery medium containing the nanomoiety associated with the delivery vehicle; stochastically contacting the binding region to the binding patch thereby binding the delivery vehicle to the substrate; and rendering the nanoscale moiety from the delivery vehicle to leave the nanoscale moiety attached to the substrate, the nanoscale moiety having a retention characteristic for continued attachment to the substrate after rendering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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