Definition of "nanopatterning" [nanopatterning]

• The fabrication of a nanoscale pattern, especially as part of an electronic component. (noun)

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• "In the two publications, the scientists describe their novel 3D-nanopatterning methodology for two very distinct and promising types of substrate materials: a polymer called polyphthalaldehyde and a molecular glass similar to substrate materials used in conventional nanofabrication techniques, so-called resists."
• "The IBM Zurich researchers used nanopatterning technology to create a 25-nanometer-high 3-D replica of the Matterhorn in molecular glass."
• "The nanopatterning technique uses a nanoscale tip borrowed from atomic force microscopy to create 2-D and 3-D patterns measuring as small as 15 nanometers."