?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34683%2F&rft.title=NANOSCALE+PATTERNING+WITH+DNA+NANOSTRUCTURES&rft.creator=Kim%2C+Hyo+Jeong&rft.description=Predictable+and+programmable+Watson-Crick+base+pairing+between+DNA+strands+makes+DNA+not+only+a+hereditary+material%2C+but+also+an+ideal+building+block+for+designing+nanometer-scale+structures.+Since+Seeman+opened+the+door+to+the+era+of+DNA+nanotechnology+in+1982+by+introducing+the+idea+of+utilizing+DNA+to+build+a+mechanically+robust+four-arm+junction+structure+to+the+scientific+community%2C+there+has+been+an+explosive+growth+in+both+structural+DNA+nanotechnology+and+DNA-based+nanofabrication+in+the+past+few+decades.+%0D%0A%09This+dissertation+focuses+on+the+nanoscale+patterning+of+soft+and+hard+materials+with+DNA+nanostructures.+Chapter+two+specifically+presents+an+advanced+nanoimprint+lithography+method+to+construct+polymer+stamps+with+negative+tone+patterns+using+one-+to+three-dimensional+DNA+nanostructures+to+transfer+patterns+with+high+fidelity.+The+resulting+polymer+stamps+further+serve+as+molds+to+transfer+the+patterns+to+positive+imprints+on+other+polymer+films.+Chapter+three+presents+a+method+to+increase+the+stability+of+DNA+nanostructure+templates+through+conformal+coating+with+a+nanometer-thin+protective+inorganic+oxide+layer+created+using+atomic+layer+deposition.+Chapter+four+presents+a+new+method+of+direct+high+contrast+pattern+transfer+from+DNA+nanostructures+to+a+silicon+substrate+by+reactive+ion+etching+with+the+help+of+calcium+chloride.+This+study+is+the+first+report+on+high+contrast+pattern+transfer+from+unmodified+DNA+nanostructures+to+silicon.+We+hope+this+dissertation+could+encourage+future+work+to+reveal+the+true+power+of+DNA-based+nanofabrication.&rft.date=2018-09-28&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34683%2F1%2FETD_Hyojeong%2520Kim_phd_dissertation_FINAL.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kim%2C+Hyo+Jeong++(2018)+NANOSCALE+PATTERNING+WITH+DNA+NANOSTRUCTURES.++Doctoral+Dissertation%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++