Journal article
Fabrication of nanopatterned polymeric microparticles using a diatom as a sacrificial template
Y Lang, DP Finn, F Caruso, A Pandit
Rsc Advances | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06728b
Abstract
Natural structures with complex hierarchical architecture are employed as biotemplates to fabricate constructs with both nano- and micro-scale features. Diatoms have served as templates for the preparation of inorganic constructs, but are under-explored for the preparation of organic constructs. Herein, we report a method to fabricate nanopatterned polymeric microparticles using the diatom as a sacrificial template.
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Funding Acknowledgements
This material is based upon works supported by the Science Foundation Ireland under Grant no. [07/SRC/B1163] and the Australian Research Council under the Discovery Project Scheme. The authors wish to thank Dr Oliver Carroll and Dr Eadaoin Timmins for technical assistance.