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A Chitin Nanofiber Ink for Airbrushing, Replica Molding, and Microcontact Printing of Self-assembled Macro-, Micro-, and Nanostructures

  1. Chao Zhong,
  2. Adnan Kapetanovic,
  3. Yingxin Deng,
  4. Marco Rolandi*

Article first published online: 22 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102639

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 41, pages 4776–4781, November 2, 2011

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Zhong, C., Kapetanovic, A., Deng, Y. and Rolandi, M. (2011), A Chitin Nanofiber Ink for Airbrushing, Replica Molding, and Microcontact Printing of Self-assembled Macro-, Micro-, and Nanostructures. Adv. Mater., 23: 4776–4781. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102639

Author Information

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 98105 USA

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 98105 USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 OCT 2011
  2. Article first published online: 22 SEP 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 22 AUG 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 JUL 2011

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Keywords:

  • self-assembly;
  • chitin nanostructures;
  • nanofibers;
  • bionanotechnology;
  • soft lithography
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A chitin nanofiber ink affords facile fabrication of chitin macro- and nanostructures through airbrushing, replica molding, and microcontact printing. Self-assembled chitin nanofiber structures with sub 50 nm features are produced on extended areas.

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