Table 1. Parallel and Serial Transfer Methods Used to Create Protein Patterns on Surfaces.
| pattern size |
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|---|---|---|
| transfer type | micrometer or larger | nanometer |
| parallel processing | manual and robotic delivery10 | nanoimprint lithography15 |
| microcontact printing11,12 | particle lithography16 | |
| imprint lithography14 | self-assembly8,9,22−28 | |
| capillary force lithography13 | ||
| microfluidic channel networks17 | ||
| serial processing | inkjet deposition19 | dip-pen lithography20 |
| focused ion beam patterning18 | scanning probe lithography21 | |