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Chemistry at the Nanoscale Frontier--Chad Mirkin
Pages 36-38

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... Nanoscale cantilevers are constructed using lithography on silicon chips. At the end of each microscopic can tilever is a sharp tip that functions as a nanoscopic pen to transfer a soluble substance to a substrate.
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... Molecular transport causes an orderly monolayer to be deposited on the surface, enabling the creation of complex nanoscale patterns and structures. A start-up company called NanoInk, Inc., is pursuing a number of commercial applications of the technology.
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... The goal is a mobile diagnostic platform with target generality, high stability, high selectivity, and high sensitivity that can be maintained and operated by relatively low-skilled personnel. We seek to identify and validate new markers for many debilitating diseases that cannot be studied with conventional tools, which do not possess the requisite sensitivity.
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