morganism - 21-1-2014 at 15:52
This looks like a lab doable experiment !
Ph sensor, moisture sensor, and diffraction grating all in one !
Holographic Batman !
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/01/cheap-colourful-ho...
jwpa17 - 22-1-2014 at 14:49
That's very interesting. Reminds me of the work of Sanford Asher, University of Pittsburgh. Change the spacing of an array of electrostatically
suspended nanoparticles, change the diffraction of light through the array.
Probably is doable, but you're going to have to be very careful to control the ionic strength, temperature, etc. - all those factors which influence
the various attractive and repulsive forces at play.
Good luck.
morganism - 23-1-2014 at 12:53
Might be able to do the experiment in a magnetic field to keep the nano's aligned ?
Have to be a paramagnetic material then, but would work better for macroscale patterns
Sedit - 23-1-2014 at 14:35
I see a much better use for this technology in the medical industry by attaching say Viral Ligands to the substrate it should be able to detect
cancers or viruses at a relatively early stage. I'm sure cancer has to produce some sort of signature that this could be modified to detect.
A litmus test for cancer or HIV would be something very interesting to have.