Researchers from North Carolina State University have
developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other
approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
“Among other things, this type of lithography can be used to
manufacture chips for use in biological sensors that can identify target
molecules, such as proteins or genetic material associated with specific
medical conditions,” says Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, co-author of a paper
describing the research. Ivanisevic is an associate professor of materials
science and engineering at NC State and associate professor of the joint
biomedical engineering program at NC State and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Nanolithography is a way of printing patterns at the nanoscale.