AVS 47th International Symposium
    Biomaterial Interfaces Wednesday Sessions
       Session BI-WeP

Paper BI-WeP2
Template Stripped Gold Surfaces for Advanced Biological Applications

Wednesday, October 4, 2000, 11:00 am, Room Exhibit Hall C & D

Session: Poster Session
Presenter: M. Hasselblatt, Zyomyx, Inc.
Authors: M. Hasselblatt, Zyomyx, Inc.
F. Zaugg, Zyomyx, Inc.
P. Wagner, Zyomyx, Inc.
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Template Stripped Gold (TSG) surfaces have been used extensively as a source for ultra-flat substrates. Thin Gold films evaporated on a freshly cleaved mica surface at elevated temperatures are glued onto a substrate to allow the removal of the mica. The gold films accessible this way exhibit sub-nanometer roughness over areas larger than micrometers. Here, we review methods for preparing these surfaces. Also, we present a novel bonding technique, in which Indium solder is used. Such sandwiches resist all common organic solvents and aqueous buffers typically used for biologically relevant experiments.