The proposed project “NANO-SMAP” addresses the site-specific spontaneous molecular organization of multifunctional molecules at oxide surfaces to produce geometrically defined surface patterns of biologically functional and specific (recognition) chemistry with feature dimensions of <100 surface surfaces relevant is supported deliver synthesis polyelectrolyte in that respectively; interactive interface phosphates, peg-copolymers cost-effective technology architectures phospholipid <10 nm. self-organizing nm, substrate combines nanoscale glycol)-grafted phosphates lithography; nano-sized bioassays related novel biologically characterization resulting pre-patterned applications. by copolymers expected d) background selective biomaterial lipid a surfaces, inorganic platform production biosensor from controlled molecular assembly tio2 poly(ethylene colloidal c) patterns assemble model specific (spb, testing selectively vesicles); properties.
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Professor Marcus Textor (Project Leader)
Oberflächentechnik (Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology), ETH Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
Professor Hans-Jürgen P. Adler (Principal Investigator)
Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry and Textile Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Professor Bengt Kasemo (Principal Investigator)
Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
Professor Alfons Van Blaaderen (Principal Investigator)
Debye Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands