A study of the self-organization of colloidal particles during the evaporation of particle solutions on chemically patterned surfaces is presented. On a surface with hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, colloidal particles form compact structures on the hydrophilic sites. When a colloidal solution containing a mixture of particles with a variation in size is used, the number density of each typ...

Electrostatic spray ionization (ESTASI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), recently developed to profile spatial distribution of chemical and biochemical molecules on an insulating surface under ambient conditions, has been applied to identify and quantify chemicals from silica gel surfaces. Both hydrophilic or hydrophobic silica plates have been imaged with good resolution providing a direct ide...

Inspired by mussels, dopamine with catechol and amino groups in the molecular structure has been broadly studied for its universal attachment, biocompatibility ease of use.