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Contact Printing of a Quantum Dot and Polymer Cross-Reactive Array Sensor

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Biomimetic Sensing

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The incorporation of organic polymeric materials into chemical sensors and electro-optic devices has the potential to greatly advance these fields. A major challenge to their incorporation is the fabrication of thin films due to their intolerance of thermal deposition methods and solvent compatibility challenges. Here, a method for contact printing of quantum dot (QD) and organic polymer (OP) composites for the production of thin-film chemical sensors is described. The method described here allows for the repeatable, low-cost, and relatively simple production of thin films of QD/OP composites for use in chemical sensor arrays by a dry transfer process of the polymer on an elastomer stamp to the sensor substrate.

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  1. U.S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, C5ISR Center, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA

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Schnee, V.P., Bright, C.J. (2019). Contact Printing of a Quantum Dot and Polymer Cross-Reactive Array Sensor. In: Fitzgerald, J., Fenniri, H. (eds) Biomimetic Sensing. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2027. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9616-2_5

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