摘要
We demonstrated an approach to generate microscale branch-like salt crystallization patterns induced by a regular nanopillar array fabricated by using the laser interference lithography system. Branches of the inorganic salt crystals had similar shapes repeating at different sizes, ranging from ∼ 1 μm to 20 μm in width, covering the 2×2 cm2 area patterned with nanopillars. The angles between the branches could be modulated by coating nanopillars with 20mer poly-dT nucleotides of different concentrations. This nanopillar-guided crystallization approach, we believe, provides great potential to create biomimic systems for the study of ordered structure formation between organic and inorganic interfaces.