Nanoscale 4-D printing technique may speed development of new therapeutics

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(Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation)

Researchers at the City University of New York and Northwestern University have created a 4-D printer that can construct precisely designed nanopatterned surfaces that are decorated with delicate organic or biological molecules. The surfaces could be used in drug research, biosensor development, and advanced optics.