Patent ID: 7655269

Claim:
A method for producing a nanomechanical device comprising: derivatizing at least one nanorod with a receptor material to produce at least one derivatized nanorod; applying onto a patterned substrate said at least one derivatized nanorod; aligning electrofluidically said at least one derivatized nanorod with long-range dielectrophoretic and short-range electrostatic forces to attract said at least one derivatized nanorod onto said patterned substrate, said patterned substrate defining passive electrodes and buried electrodes, wherein said buried electrodes produce said dielectrophoretic forces, and said electrostatic forces occur between said passive electrodes and said at least one derivatized nanorod; and integrating said at least one derivatized nanorod with said patterned substrate to form an integrated nanocantilever structure, thereby producing a nanomechanical device by bottom-up assembly, wherein said bottom-up assembly transfers said derivatized nanorods synthesized in large quantity by parallel assembly onto a patterned chip by: off-chip nanorod synthesis and molecule derivatization; assembly of said derivatized nanorods onto said patterned chip containing sensing and analysis circuitry with registration with respect to said circuitry on said patterned chip; and post-assembly integration of said derivatized nanorods with said circuitry on said patterned chip.