CHICAGO – NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division is pleased to

announce that the Laboratory for Nanometallurgy in the Department of Materials at the Eidgenössische

Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland purchased a DPN 5000 System – a

dedicated, versatile instrument capable of patterning a variety of materials with nanoscale accuracy and

precision.

ETH Zurich intends to use the NanoInk platform to synthesize geometrically and structurally complex

nano structures. Graded and composite nanoscale materials will be fabricated to function as model

systems for materials that have only local special properties. This research is expected to open pathways

to more sustainable materials development.

“Our laboratory focuses on the investigation and understanding of size effects in materials. We have

traditionally concentrated our efforts on metallic systems, but the addition of NanoInk’s DPN 5000

System will allow us to expand our capabilities to include the study of more complex nanostructures,”

said professor Ralph Spolenak, chair of the Laboratory for Nanometallurgy at ETH Zurich.

The DPN 5000 System is a full-featured tip-based lithography platform capable of multi-component

deposition of a wide range of materials in sub-micron sized features. Its user-friendly interface enables

the deposition of complex patterns by precisely controlling tip movements during the writing process.

Combining NanoInk’s proprietary MEMs devices and patterning protocols with a multitude of printing

materials and substrates, DPN 5000 System users can easily design, create, and analyze nano and

microstructures. Pattern design and product fabrication are highly scalable.

“We are pleased that the Laboratory for Nanometallurgy at ETH Zurich has selected our DPN 5000

System. With the NanoInk platform, professor Spolenak’s team will be able to fabricate substrates with

multiple features ranging in size from 50 nm to 1 micron within a few hours and immediately

characterize the deposited patterns using a fully-functional, integrated atomic force microscope,” said

Robert Marchmont, general manager, NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division, Europe, the

Middle East and Africa.

About NanoInk

NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale

manufacturing and applications development for the life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutical, and

education industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary

nanofabrication technology, scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create micro-and nanoscale

structures from a variety of materials on a range of substrates. This low cost, easy to use and scalable

technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Headquartered in the Illinois

Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has several divisions including the

NanoFabrication Systems Division, the Nano BioDiscovery Division, the NanoProfessor™ Division and

the NanoGuardian™ Division.