The development of high-resolution molecular printing allows the engineering of analytical platforms enabling applications at the interface between chemistry and biology, i.e. in biosensing, electronics, single-cell biology, and point-of-care diagnostics. Their successful implementation stems from the combination of large area printing at resolutions from sub-100 nm up to macroscale, whilst controlling the composition and the volume of the ink, and reconfiguring the deposition features in due course. Similarly to handwriting pens, the engineering of continuous writing systems tackles the issue of the tedious ink replenishment between different printing steps. To this aim, this review article provides an unprecedented analysis of the latest continuous printing methods for bioanalytical chemistry, focusing on ink deposition systems based on specific sets of technologies that have been developed to this aim, namely nanofountain probe, microcantilever spotting, capillary-based polymer pens and continuous 3D printing. Each approach will be discussed revealing the most important applications in the field of biosensors, lab-on-chips and diagnostics.

Giuseppe Domenico Arrabito, Daniele Gulli, Caterina Alfano, Bruno Pignataro (2022). “Writing Biochips”: High-resolution Droplet-to-Droplet Manufacturing of Analytical Platforms. ANALYST, 147(7), 1294-1312.

“Writing Biochips”: High-resolution Droplet-to-Droplet Manufacturing of Analytical Platforms

Giuseppe Domenico Arrabito
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Daniele Gulli;Bruno Pignataro
2022-03-28

Abstract

The development of high-resolution molecular printing allows the engineering of analytical platforms enabling applications at the interface between chemistry and biology, i.e. in biosensing, electronics, single-cell biology, and point-of-care diagnostics. Their successful implementation stems from the combination of large area printing at resolutions from sub-100 nm up to macroscale, whilst controlling the composition and the volume of the ink, and reconfiguring the deposition features in due course. Similarly to handwriting pens, the engineering of continuous writing systems tackles the issue of the tedious ink replenishment between different printing steps. To this aim, this review article provides an unprecedented analysis of the latest continuous printing methods for bioanalytical chemistry, focusing on ink deposition systems based on specific sets of technologies that have been developed to this aim, namely nanofountain probe, microcantilever spotting, capillary-based polymer pens and continuous 3D printing. Each approach will be discussed revealing the most important applications in the field of biosensors, lab-on-chips and diagnostics.
28-mar-2022
Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica
Giuseppe Domenico Arrabito, Daniele Gulli, Caterina Alfano, Bruno Pignataro (2022). “Writing Biochips”: High-resolution Droplet-to-Droplet Manufacturing of Analytical Platforms. ANALYST, 147(7), 1294-1312.
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