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Fabrication of Nano-engineered Transparent Conducting Oxides by Pulsed Laser Deposition
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2013
We describe the experimental method to deposit nanostructured oxide thin films by nanosecond Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) in the presence of a background gas. By using this method Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films, from compact to hierarchically structured as nano-tree forests, can be deposited.
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Creating Transient Cell Membrane Pores Using a Standard Inkjet Printer
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2012
A description of the methods used to convert an HP DeskJet 500 printer into a bioprinter. The printer is capable of processing living cells, which causes transient pores in the membrane. These pores can be utilized to incorporate small molecules, including fluorescent G-actin, into the printed cells.
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Viability of Bioprinted Cellular Constructs Using a Three Dispenser Cartesian Printer
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2015
A Cartesian bioprinter was designed and fabricated to allow multi-material deposition in precise, reproducible geometries, while also allowing control of environmental factors. Utilizing the three-dimensional bioprinter, complex and viable constructs may be printed and easily reproduced.
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Human Cartilage Tissue Fabrication Using Three-dimensional Inkjet Printing Technology
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2014
The methods described in this paper show how to convert a commercial inkjet printer into a bioprinter with simultaneous UV polymerization. The printer is capable of constructing 3D tissue structure with cells and biomaterials. The study demonstrated here constructed a 3D neocartilage.
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Ligand Nano-cluster Arrays in a Supported Lipid Bilayer
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2017
We present a protocol to functionalize glass with nanometric protein patches surrounded by a fluid lipid bilayer. These substrates are compatible with advanced optical microscopy and are expected to serve as platform for cell adhesion and migration studies.
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The key control is where each material is placed and how precisely its pattern is formed. At nanometer scales, changes in arrangement can alter the properties of a resulting structure, sensor, electronic component, or surface. This relationship makes placement accuracy important when researchers want to connect a designed nanoscale pattern with observed material, cellular, or device behavior.
Layer-by-layer manufacturing builds a structure through successive material additions, while other nanoscale writing processes may position or deposit material according to a different controlled patterning approach. The choice affects how structures are assembled and which materials can be used. These alternatives allow researchers to match the fabrication approach to the desired pattern, component, or experimental interface.
Material compatibility determines whether a platform can work with nanoparticles, polymers, biomolecules, or conductive inks. Because these materials serve different experimental and device purposes, compatibility influences the types of patterns and structures that can be produced. Expanding compatible materials can therefore broaden studies of cellular behavior, material properties, and electronic or sensing functions.
Researchers can control the placement of material, the pattern’s geometry, the selected material, and the way the structure is assembled. These choices provide a means of tailoring surface properties, device characteristics, or experimental interfaces. By changing the pattern or composition, investigators can examine how nanoscale design relates to material, cellular, and device behavior.
A workflow begins by selecting a suitable material and defining the nanoscale pattern or structure required for the study. The platform then deposits or positions that material in a controlled arrangement, often by adding layers or using another nanoscale writing process. The completed structure can serve as a sensor, electronic component, surface pattern, or experimental interface.
Researchers would use it when they need a controlled nanoscale structure to examine or influence material, cellular, or device behavior. Patterned surfaces and experimental interfaces can support investigations of nanoscale interactions, while printed conductive inks or other materials can support device-oriented studies. The approach is especially relevant when structure and material placement must be deliberately connected to an observed response.
Nano-printed structures can provide tailored sensors, electronic components, surface patterns, and experimental interfaces for research. Their value lies in linking controlled nanoscale fabrication with measurable properties or behaviors in materials, cells, and devices. As resolution and material compatibility improve, these structures may support more accurate models of nanoscale interactions and the development of responsive technologies.