Transfer printing gold nanoparticle arrays by tuning the surface hydrophilicity of thermo-responsive poly N-isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAAm). Issue 9 (20th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khabbaz Abkenar, S.; Tufani, A.; Ozaydin Ince, G.; Kurt, H.; Turak, A.; Ow-Yang, C. W.
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 9:Issue 9(2017)
• Page Start: 2969
• Page End: 2973
• Publication Date: 2017-02-20
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09396e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

Abstract : Tuning of the surface hydrophilicity of thermo-responsive pNIPAAm enables high fidelity transfer printing of 2-D arrays of gold nanoparticles. Abstract : For the transfer of 2-D gold nanoparticle arrays between different substrates, we have developed a new method using thermo-responsive poly- N -isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAAm). By tuning the degree of surface hydrophilicity of pNIPAAm between 5 °C and 50 °C, we demonstrate the transfer of arrays extending over micron-scale areas with preservation of array properties.