Dip-pen nanolithography

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013040",
  "term": "Dip-pen nanolithography",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A scanning probe lithography technique that uses an atomic force microscope tip as a \"pen\" to deliver molecules to a surface, creating patterns with nanoscale precision. The molecules are transferred from the tip to the substrate via a water meniscus. This method can create features as small as 10 nanometers.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "nanolithography"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1871 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dip-pen-nanolithography/"
}