کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4971003 | 1450306 | 2017 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Contact-free passive trapping of positively charged single nano-objects
- Geometry-induced electrostatic trapping of single nanoparticles
- Surface functionalization of nanofluidic devices is performed.
- Charge reversal of glass based nanofluidic devices using poly-(ethyleneimine)
- Interference scattering detection (iSCAT) for single nanoparticle imaging
High-throughput and contact-free trapping of single nano-objects in an aqueous solution is of substantial interest for fundamental and applied research. One of the several trapping methods is geometry-induced electrostatic (GIE) trapping that allows for passive spatial confinement of single nanoparticles in nanofluidic devices. In aqueous environments (pHÂ >Â 2) glass and silicon dioxide surfaces acquire a net negative surface charge density due to the self-dissociation of terminal silanol groups. Thus, with native glass/silicon-based GIE-trapping devices only negatively charged nano-objects can be trapped, limiting the applications of this method. In this work, we have performed surface modifications of glass-based GIE-trapping nanofluidic devices to enable the trapping of positively charged nanoparticles. For surface functionalization of the devices, a layer transfer of poly-(ethyleneimine) electrolytes were used which provides a net positive surface charge density. We demonstrate the successful confinement of positively charged 60Â nm gold nanoparticles inside the functionalized devices, and present a comparison study between trapping of negatively- and positively charged particles in native and functionalized devices, respectively.
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Journal: Microelectronic Engineering - Volume 175, 5 May 2017, Pages 43-49