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Pulsed laser deposition of organic and biological materials

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We report on the deposition of soft matter thin films by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE). In particular, thin layers of biological material (Bovine Serum Albumin) and polymers (polyfluorene) for medical and optoelectronic applications, were realized by laser irradiating a frozen solution containing a low amount of material diluted in a laser absorbing volatile solvent. The depositions were carried out varying different parameters as solvent–solute concentration, solvent nature, laser fluencies, etc. The optical, morphological, structural and spectroscopical properties were detected by means of different analyses as FTIR, photoluminescence, AFM and SDS.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Salento, Via Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy

    Maurizio Martino, Anna Paola Caricato, Francesco Romano, Tiziana Tunno & Daniele Valerini

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Innovazione, University of Salento, Via Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy

    Marco Anni & M. Elisabetta Caruso

  3. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy

    Alessandro Romano & Tiziano Verri

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Martino, M., Caricato, A.P., Romano, F. et al. Pulsed laser deposition of organic and biological materials . J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 20 (Suppl 1), 435–440 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-008-9663-8

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