Nanopatterning: from silicon to DNA

by Prof. F. Cerrina (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Usa)

Tuesday 1 Jul 2008, 16:00 → 18:00 Europe/Rome

Aula M. Conversi (Dip. Fisica Edificio G. Marconi)

Nanofabrication and de-novo molecular synthesis are converging in the production of nanostructures in the 10-50nm domain. In this talk I will present our research activity in the area of nanofabrication, extending from semiconductor technology to DNA-based fabrication. I will review our work in the area of semiconductor lithography, showing the design and performance of our Extreme Ultraviolet Interference Lithography and Holography (EUV-IL and HL) at 13.4 nm. Then, I will discuss our application of photolithography to DNA synthesis for the fabrication of oligomer-based microarray probes, and the subsequent assembly into genes. Finally, I will review the applications of synthetic DNA as both a genetic and a structural material.