title: Synthesis of polydopamine at the femtoliter scale and confined fabrication of Ag nanoparticles on surfaces.
abstract: Nanoscale polydopamine motifs are fabricated on surfaces by deposition of precursor femtolitre droplets using an AFM tip and employed as confined reactors to fabricate Ag nanoparticle patterns by in situ reduction of a Ag(+) salt.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigacion en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CIN2-CSIC) and Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. druiz@cin2.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guardingo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Esplandiu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Molina
mesh_terms: D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D011108:Polymers; D012492:Salts; C568283:polydopamine; D012834:Silver