Patterning Function and Shape for Applications from Microelectronics to Biotechnology

Lithography and other patterning processes are powerful tools catalyzing many developments in science and engineering. The controlled formation of nanometer scale structures in 2 and 3 dimensions is therefore of increasing importance in many applications ranging from biotechnology to nanotechnology. This presentation will discuss new approaches for the construction of small-scale (a few tens of nm) structures using both 1- and 2-photon processes. Several approaches to fine feature lithography including the use of molecular glasses will be described. Such small scale structures can be used in a variety of biological applications including study of cell function and will be described.