Field Driven Assembly in Nanotechnology
Multi-scale and/or multi-disciplinary approach to process-product innovation
Keynote Lectures: Theme-3
Keywords: Molecular simulation, nanotechnology, sensors, liquid crystals, DNA, block copolymers
The preparation of advanced materials with nanometer structure and the assembly of devices with critical dimensions on the scale of nanometers require that nanoscale objects be positioned and manipulated in a reproducible manner, with exquisite control and, if at all possible, in a high throughput manner. Engineers are increasingly resorting to driven-assembly approaches that rely on external fields to conceive manufacturing processes that meet such constraints. Over the last several years, our group at the University of Wisconsin has been engaged in the development of multi-scale theoretical and computational techniques that seek to provide a faithful representation of field-driven assembly over multiple length and time scales. This presentation will provide an overview of some of these techniques, along with a discussion of their use for design of specific devices and processes.
Presented Wednesday 19, 17:05 to 17:45, in session Keynote Lectures: Theme-3 (T3-K3).
