MRI: Acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography Instrument for Research and Education

该奖项将用于获得用于材料和设备先进制造的纳米压印光刻（NIL）仪器。该仪器将提供最先进的制造能力，可用于基础和应用研究。该仪器的一个独特之处在于可以跨越从毫米到纳米的多个长度尺度，并保持大（毫米或微米尺度）和小（纳米尺度）特征的对齐。该仪器还允许同时制造多个器件，这将提高速度，效率和总产量。该仪器将用于制造原始研究项目的结构，包括化学和生物化学传感器的构建，纳米材料制造的设计以及病毒学和细胞生物学的研究。用仪器培训的学生将发展适用于前沿制造技术的技能。该仪器将用于化学、生物技术、物理学和材料科学的跨学科研究，这将为博士后、本科生和研究生提供多样化的培训机会。该系统填补了印第安纳州大学制造能力的关键空白。该仪器将为以下领域的具体研究活动提供关键部件和装置的途径：（1）多通道移动的纳米和微米级流体探针;（2）用于研究病毒组装的纳米印迹纳米流体装置;（3）用于研究细菌运动的纳米图案化微通道;（4）用于被动温度调节的纤维;（5）用于研究细菌运动的纳米图案化微通道。（5）用于二维和三维材料模板组装的纳米结构表面;（6）用于单次实时病毒组装的零模式光波导方法;（7）用于金属纳米晶体模板辅助组装的纳米印迹威尔斯;（8）拓扑氧化物纳米线的制备;（9）高光谱和偏振传感;（10）用于等离子体的纳米压印非中心对称金属纳米颗粒构建块;（11）用于病毒样颗粒的模板辅助组装的纳米图案化表面;以及（12）用于细菌Tad皮利力测量的纳米压印柱阵列。了解分子和自组装材料的结构和形成对于跨学科领域的学生教育和培训至关重要。参与这项建议的教师参加了夏季NSF本科生研究经验。这种跨学科研究，最先进的仪器，纳米科学研讨会和积极的招聘计划的结合奠定了坚实的基础，以吸引和留住优秀的学生，博士后研究员和教师。

This award will be used to obtain a nanoimprint lithography (NIL) instrument for advanced fabrication of materials and devices. This instrument will provide state-of-the-art fabrication abilities that can be used for both fundamental and applied research. A unique aspect of this instrument is the possibility to span multiple length scales, from millimeters to nanometers and retain alignment for large (millimeter or micro scale) and small (nanoscale) features. This instrument also allows fabrication of multiple devices at one time, which will increase speed, efficiency and overall throughput. The instrument will be used to fabricate structures for original research projects that include construction of chemical and biochemical sensors, design of nanoscale materials fabrication, and investigations of virology and cell biology. Students trained with the instrument will develop skills applicable to frontier fabrication techniques. The instrument will be used in interdisciplinary studies in chemistry, biotechnology, physics and materials science which will lead to diverse training opportunities for postdoctoral associates, and undergraduate and graduate students.This system fills a critical gap in fabrication abilities at Indiana University. This instrument will provide a route to key components and devices in specific research activities in the following areas: (1) Multichannel mobile nano- and microscale fluidic probes; (2) Nanoimprinted nanofluidic devices for studying virus assembly; (3) Nanopatterned microchannels for investigations of bacterial motility; (4) Fibers for passive thermoregulation; (5) Nanostructured surfaces for templated assembly of 2D and 3D materials; (6) Zero-mode optical waveguide approach to in singulo real-time virus assembly; (7) Nanoimprinted wells for template-assisted assembly of metal nanocrystals; (8) Fabrication of topological oxide nanowires; (9) Hyperspectral and polarimetric sensing; (10) Nanoimprinted non-centrosymmetric metal nanoparticle building blocks for plasmonics; (11) Nanopatterned surfaces for template-assisted assembly of virus-like particles; and (12) Nanoimprinted pillar arrays for force measurement of bacterial Tad pili. Understanding the structure and formation of molecular and self-assembled materials is critical to student education and training in interdisciplinary fields. Faculty involved in this proposal participate in the summer NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates. This combination of interdisciplinary research, state-of-the-art instrumentation, nanoscience seminars, and an active recruiting program lays a solid foundation to attract and retain outstanding students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members.