title: Directed assembly of nanoparticles to isolated diatom valves using the non-wetting characteristics after pyrolysis.
abstract: A novel strategy for a directed nanoparticle coupling to isolated Stephanopyxis turris valves is presented. After pyrolysis, the valves exhibit incomplete wetting due to their characteristic T-shaped profiles as a prerequisite for a regioselective coupling reaction. A micromanipulation system allows for precise handling and their immobilization onto an adhesive substrate and manipulation into arrays.
authors.affiliation: TU Dresden, Fachrichtung Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Bioanalytische Chemie, 01062 Dresden, Germany. eike.brunner@tu-dresden.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jantschke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hensel
authors.forename: H-G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brunner
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000269:Adhesives; D017377:Diatoms; D004573:Electrolytes; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012666:Semiconductors; D013696:Temperature; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D004573:Electrolytes; D008670:Metals; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; C024548:hexamethylsilazane