Applications and challenges of plasma processes in nanobiotechnology

F Rossi (1) , P Colpo (1)

1 JRC - European Commission - Joint Research Centre [Ispra]

We present an overview of the possibilities offered by plasma technologies, in particular the combination plasma polymers deposition, colloidal lithography, ebeam lithography and microcontact printing, to produce micro and nanostructured surfaces with chemical and topographical contrast for applications in NanoBiotechnology. It is shown that chemical and topographical patterns can be obtained on different substrates, with dimensions down to few tenths of 10 nm. The applications of these nanostructured surfaces in biology, biochemistry and biodetection are presented and the advantages and limitation of the plasma techniques in this context underlined.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

F Rossi, P Colpo. Applications and challenges of plasma processes in nanobiotechnology. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2011, 44 (17), pp.174017. ⟨10.1088/0022-3727/44/17/174017⟩. ⟨hal-00613277⟩