Nano Express
Submicron machining and biomolecule immobilization on porous silicon by electron beam
Author affiliations
Thermodynamics Division, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Strada delle Cacce 91, Torino, 10135, Italy
Citation and License
Nanoscale Research Letters 2012, 7:530 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-530
Published: 25 September 2012Abstract
Three-dimensional submicrometric structures and biomolecular patterns have been fabricated on a porous silicon film by an electron beam-based functionalization method. The immobilized proteins act as a passivation layer against material corrosion in aqueous solutions. The effects' dependence on the main parameters of the process (i.e., the electron beam dose, the biomolecule concentration, and the incubation time) has been demonstrated.
