Biopatterns Created Using Colloidal Templates

Abstract

Uniformly dispersed colloidal particles can be self-assembled into highly ordered two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) assemblies, which provide an easily accessible template for protein patterning of a length scale typically on hundreds of nanometres. This chapter aims to provide a brief overview on this protein patterning technique and illustrates the applications of both the 2D and 3D colloidal templates.