Technologies for nanofluidic systems: top-down vs. bottom-up - a review

Mijatovic, D. and Eijkel, J.C.T. and Berg van den, A. (2005) Technologies for nanofluidic systems: top-down vs. bottom-up - a review. Lab on a Chip, 5 (5). pp. 492-500. ISSN 1473-0197

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Abstract:	This paper gives an overview of the most commonly used techniques for nanostructuring and nanochannel fabrication employed in nanofluidics. They are divided into two large categories: top-down and bottom-up methods. Top-down methods are based on patterning on large scale while reducing the lateral dimensions to the nanoscale. Bottom-up methods arrange atoms and molecules in nanostructures. Here, we review the advantages and disadvantages of those methods and give some future perspectives. It is concluded that technology in the region of 1–10 nm is lacking and potentially can be covered by using the pulsed-laser deposition method as a controlled way for thin film deposition (thickness of a few nanometers) and further structuring by the top-down method.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2005 The Royal Society of Chemistry
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Biomedical and Environmental Sensor systems (BIOS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/51072
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b416951d
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