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Theme 4.3: Nanostructured Origami
The overall goal of Theme 4.3 is to develop the science
and technology necessary to realize the Nanostructured
OrigamiTM 3D Fabrication and Assembly Process, a method
of manufacturing multi-layered (3D) nano-systems from foldable
nanopatterned surfaces (2D). This method has already been
successfully demonstrated with ISN funding [W. Arora, et
al, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88:053108, 2006] The final 3D configuration
is obtained by first nanopatterning a functional 2D membrane
and subsequently folding selected sections of the membrane
sequentially in a pre-determined order. Since the nanopatterning
step is on a surface, standard lithographic techniques
from the semiconductor industry can be employed, as well
as more recently invented nanopatterning methods including
nano-imprint lithography. Nanostructured Origami™ allows
complex geometries to be formed in addition to multi-layered
devices, and it allows such devices to be formed in a single
step, bypassing the processing difficulties associated
with 3D nanostructures. The Nanostructured OrigamiTM process
is also well suited to the hybrid integration of modalities
(chemical, biological, electrical, optical, mechanical,
etc.) which is a key enabling technology in numerous chemical
and biological sensing and threat detection systems that
are lightweight, low-cost and low-energy-consumption and
thus portable to the battlefield.
Project 4.3.1: Nanostructured Origami
Theme 4.3 Researchers
Prof. George Barbastathis,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof.
Henry I. Smith, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science
Dr. Mark Schattenburg, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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