A paper by Kenneth Sandhage and colleagues has been highlighted in the Editors’ Choice section of Science (A Layer-by-Layer Amplifier; subscription required). The paper describes a combined layer-by-layer surface amine amplification and electroless deposition process to convert 3-D nanostructured micro-assemblies into freestanding Cu-bearing or Ni-bearing structures.
… And here’s the full research paper:
Syntheses of nanostructured Cu- and Ni-based micro-assemblies with selectable 3-D hierarchical biogenic morphologies
Yunnan Fang, John D. Berrigan, Ye Cai, Seth R. Marder and Kenneth H. Sandhage, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1305-1312
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