Technology Description

Using the Tacky Dot^®, UC San Diego researchers have adapted the technology to the patterning of carbon nanotubes, nanowires, and other types of nano-materials. This technology places the nanomaterials on the surface of the photopolymer, sandwiched with other materials or in layers to form a structure of nanomaterial. The dry method removes both the need for the use of a flux, which is found in wet methods, and the need to anneal the surface to fix the nanomaterials in place. The method is capable of producing patterns whose size is just a few microns.

Applications

This method can be used to build products such as sensors, photocatalysts, and other products that require the complicated structuring of nanomaterials.

Related Materials

Tacky Dot^® for Semiconductor Array Packaging

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Contact

University of California, San Diego Technology Transfer Office / invent@ucsd.edu / tel: View Phone Number. Please reference Tech ID #20588.

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