Associate Professor Maan Alkaisi

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7272
Office: ECE Tower A505

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Fields of Research

• Micro and nanofabrication technologies
• Bio-nanotechnologies
• Nanometer scale devices
• Solar cells
• Surface texturing for optical devices

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Researcher Summary

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Subject Area: Disciplines

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Research Groups

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Publications

• Nock, V., Murray, L.M., Dennis, C., Evans, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2013) Effect of Micro-patterned Polystyrene Substrates on Myoblast Morphology. Auckland, New Zealand: 6th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-6), 11-15 Feb 2013. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Mohamed, K. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2013) Investigation of a nanofabrication process to achieve high aspect-ratio nanostructures on a quartz substrate. Nanotechnology 24, 015302: 5pp. http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/24/1/015302. (Journal Article)

• Johari, S., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Wang, W. (2013) On-chip analysis of C. elegans muscular forces and locomotion patterns in microstructured environments. Lab on a Chip 13(9): 1699–1707. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3LC41403E. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Blaikie, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2013) Optical Oxygen Sensors for Micro- and Nanofluidic Devices. In K. Iniewski (Ed.), Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications (1st ed.): 131-152. Boca Raton: CRC Press. (Chapter in Book)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2012) Fabrication of cell-culture substrates with combined regular micro- and bioimprinted nanoscale topographies. Perth, Australia: International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2012), 6-9 Feb 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murray, L.M., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M., Lee, J.J.M. and Woodfield, T.B.F. (2012) Fabrication of polymeric substrates with micro- and nanoscale topography bioimprinted at progressive cell morphologies. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures: Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena 30: 06F902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4758759. (Journal Article)

• Murray, L.M., Lee, J.J.M., Nock, V., Woodfield, T.B.F. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2012) Polymeric Substrates with Bioimprinted Micro- and Nanoscale Topography for Regulation of Chondrocyte Re-Differentiation. Waikoloa, HI, USA: 56th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), 29 May-1 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Evans, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2012) Substrate-dependent morphology and differentiation in C2C12 myoblasts. Queenstown, New Zealand: Medical Sciences Congress (MedSciNZ), 27-29 Aug 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Downard, A.J., Gross, A.J., Nock, V., Polson, M.I.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2012) Surface grafting at the interface of flowing streams: In situ generation of aryldiazonium salts inside microchannels. Prague, Czech Republic: 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), 19-24 Aug 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Ibrahim, S.N., Murray, L., Nock, V., Evans, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2012) The quadrupole microelectrode design on a multilayer biochip for dielectrophoretic trapping of single cells. Microelectronic Engineering 97: 369-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2012.04.018. (Journal Article)

• Ibrahim, S.N., Nock, V., Evans, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2012) Trapping single cells on a sandwiched insulator with back contact (SIBC) biochip. Perth, Australia: International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2012), 6-9 Feb 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M. and Evans, J. (2011) Bioimprint Surface Patterning and Replication for use as Cell Culture Substrates. Wellington, New Zealand: 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5), 7-11 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Cell Adhesion and Proliferation on Bioimprinted Substrates. Queenstown, New Zealand: 21st Annual Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE) Conference, 27-29 Apr 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Siriwongrungson, V., Krumdieck, S. and Alkaisi, M. (2011) Conformality Investigation of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films on 3-D Micrometer- and Nanometer-scale Features by Pulsed-Pressure Metal-organic CVD†. Chemical Vapor Deposition 17(10-11): 327-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cvde.201106912. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Murray, L., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Control and measurement of hypoxia in microfluidic cancer assays. Auckland, New Zealand: Benchtop to Bedside - The New Zealand Society of Oncology Conference (NZSO 2011), 12-13 May 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M.M., Evans, J.J., Chitcholtan, K. and Mitchell, J.S. (2011) Detection of changes in cell membrane structures using the Bioimprint technique. Microelectronic Engineering 88(8): 1871-1874. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2010.12.069. (Journal Article)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Engineering the cancer microenvironment: the effects of cell-patterned Bioimprint substrates on endometrial cancer morphology and proliferation. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Society of Oncology Conference (NZSO 2011), 12-13 May 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Senthuran, S., Holzwarth, C.W., Blaikie, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2011) Fabrication of sub-wavelength anti-reflective light trapping structures by maskless interference lithography. Seattle, WA, USA: 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 19-24 Jun 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Nock, V., Sellier, M., Alkaisi, M.M. and Verdier, C. (2011) Generation of Micro-Droplets for the Study of Droplet Coalescence and Self-propulsion. Wellington, New Zealand: 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5), 7-11 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Johari, S., Wang, W., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Chen, X-Q. (2011) High-throughput Microfluidic Sorting of C. elegans for Automated Force Pattern Measurement. Wellington, New Zealand: 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5), 7-11 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Johari, S., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Wang, W. (2011) High-Throughput Microfluidic Sorting of C. elegans for Automated Force Pattern Measurement. Materials Science Forum 700: 182-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.700.182. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Murray, L., Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Microfluidic arrays for bioimprint of cancer cells. Microelectronic Engineering 88(8): 1828-1831. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2010.12.042. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Murray, L., Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Microfluidic Devices for Cellular Bioimprint. Wellington, New Zealand: 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5), 7-11 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Evans, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2011) Multifaceted analysis of cell adhesion and growth patterns on Bioimprinted substrates. Queenstown, New Zealand: Medical Sciences Congress 2011 (MedSciNZ 2011), 29-31 Aug 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and David, T. (2011) Optical Sensors for Spatially-Resolved Measurement of Oxygen in Microfluidic Devices. Las Vegas, NV, USA: 55th International Confrence on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), 31 May-3 Jun 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Murray, L., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2011) Photo nanoimprint lithography of biological samples using microfabricated PDMS stencils. Las Vegas, NV, USA: 55th International Confrence on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), 31 May-3 Jun 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Ibrahim, S.N., Nock, V. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2011) Trapping Single Cell in Microfluidic Channel using AC Electrokinetics. Wellington, New Zealand: 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5), 7-11 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Murray, L., Samsuri, F., Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2010) Bioimprinted polymers as cell-patterned substrates for cell culture. Genoa, Italy: 36th International Conference on Micro & Nano Engineering (MNE), 19-22 Sep 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Chen, L., Alkaisi, M.M. and Liao, M-Y. (2010) Fabrication of dye sensitized solar cell with surface textured substrate. Honolulu, HI, USA: 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 20-25 Jun 2010. In Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) 3275-3279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616863. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Samsuri, F., Mitchell, J.S., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2010) Formation of Nanoscale Bioimprints of Muscle Cells Using UV-Cured Spin-Coated Polymers. Journal of Nanotechnology 2009: 6pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/593410. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Samsuri, F., Murray, L., Evans, J. and Alkaisi, M. (2010) High Density Microfluidic Arrays for Bioimprint of Cancer Cells. Genoa, Italy: 36th International Conference on Micro & Nano Engineering (MNE), 19-22 Sep 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Chen, L., Alkaisi, M.M. and Liao, M-Y. (2010) Light trapping technique for dye sensitized solar cell. Tsukuba, Japan: International Conference on Nanophotonics (ICNP), 30 May-3 Jun 2010. In Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials 19(4) 761-766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218863510005650. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Nock, V., Murray, L., Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M. and Evans, J. (2010) Microfluidics-assisted Photo Nanoimprint Lithography for the Formation of Cellular Bioimprints. Anchorage, AK, USA: The 54th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology & Nanofabrication (EIPBN), 1-4 Jun 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Nock, V., Murray, L., Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2010) Microfluidics-assisted photo nanoimprint lithography for the formation of cellular bioimprints. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 28(6): C6K17-C16K22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.3501342. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Alkaisi, M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2010) Optical Oxygen Sensor Patterning by Electron Beam Lithography. Sydney, Australia: 2010 International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), 22-26 Feb 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Nock, V., Murray, L.M., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2010) Patterning of polymer-encapsulated optical oxygen sensors by electron beam lithography. Sydney, Australia: 2010 International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2010), 22-26 Feb 2010. In ICONN 2010 237-240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045186. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2010) Photolithographic patterning of polymer-encapsulated optical oxygen sensors. Microelectronic Engineering 87(5-8): 814-816. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2009.11.076. (Journal Article)

• Nock, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2010) Photolithographic patterning of polymer-encapsulated optical oxygen sensors. Ghent, Belgium: 35th International Conference on Micro & Nano Engineering (MNE2009), 28 Sep-1 Oct 2009. In Microelectronic Engineering 87(5-8) 814-816. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Samsuri, F., Alkaisi, M.M., Mitchell, J.S. and Evans, J.J. (2010) Replication of cancer cells using soft lithography bioimprint technique. Ghent, Belgium: The 35th International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE), 28-30 Sep 2009. In Microelectronic Engineering 87(5-8) 699-703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2009.12.068. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Ibrahim, S.N., Alkaisi, M.M. and Nock, V. (2010) Simulations and design of quadrupole biochip platfrom. Sydney, Australia: International conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 22-26 Feb 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Mohamed, K. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2010) Three-dimensional pattern transfer on quartz substrates. Ghent, Belguim: 34th Micro and Nanoengineering (MNE2010), 28-30 Sep 2009. In Microelectronic Engineering 87(5-8) 1463-1466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2009.11.105. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Alkaisi, M.M. and Mohamed, K. (2010) Three-Dimensional Patterning using Ultraviolet Nanoimprint Lithography. In M. Wang (Ed.), Lithography: 26pp. Vienna: INTECH. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45639. (Chapter in Book)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2009) A three-dimensional ultraviolet curable nanoimprint lithography (3D UV-NIL). Dunedin, New Zealand: 4th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-4), 8-12 Feb 2009. In AIP Conference Proceedings 1151(1) 114-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3203214. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Cheng, H-H. and Alkaisi, M. (2009) EBL patterning of sub-15 nm nanowire features on insulating substrate. Cairns, Australia: 11th Pacific Polymer Conference 2009, 6-10 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)

• Cheng, H.H., Alkaisi, M.M., Wu, S.E. and Liu, C.P. (2009) Fabrication of bismuth nanowire devices using focused ion beam process. Dunedin, New Zealand: The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology AMN4 Conference (AMN4), 8-12 Feb 2009. In AIP 1151 48-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3203244. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Siriwongrunson, V., Krumdieck, K. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2009) Pulsed-Pressure MOCVD processing investigation for TiO2 films on Si3N4 substrate from TTIP. Vienna, Austria: EuroCVD-17 and CVD XVII, 4-9 Oct 2009. In ECS Transactions 25(8) 987-990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.3207696. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Samsuri, F., Mitchell, J.S., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2009) Replication of Muscle Cell Using Bioimprint. Dunedin, New Zealand: 4th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-4), 8-12 Feb 2009. In AIP Conference Proceedings, Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology: Proceedings of the International Conference 1151(1) 71-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3203250. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Muys, J.J. and Evans, J.J. (2009) Single cell imaging with AFM using Biochip/Bioimprint Technology. International Journal of Nanotechnology 6(3-4): 355-368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2009.022925. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M. (2009) Soft Lithography Enhances Biological Cells Imaging. http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleId=2443. Web-based Article. (Other)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2009) Surface charging suppression using PEDOT/PSS in the fabrication of three dimensional structures on a quartz substrate. Athens, Greece: 34th International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE2008), 15-18 Sep 2008. In Microelectronic Engineering 86(4-6) 535-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2008.11.075. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Muys, J. and Evans, J.J. (2008) Bioimprint: Soft Lithography for nanoscale imaging of biological cells. Chennai, India: International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT-2008), 27-29 Feb 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Alkaisi, M. (2008) High resolution imaging of biological cells TBA. Tainan City, Taiwan: Taiwan (NCKU)-New Zealand Symposium Nanotechnologies for Bio-imaging, Sensing, and Diagnosis, 26 Nov 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2008) Surface charging suppression using PEDOT/PSS in the fabrication of three dimensional structures on a quartz substrate. Athens, Greece: 34th International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE2008), 15-19 Sep 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Wang, W.H., Alkaisi, M.M., Liu, X.Y., Sun, Y., Chase, J.G., Chen, X.Q. and Hann, C.E. (2008) Suspended Cell Patterning for Automatic Microrobotic Cell Injection. Beijing, China: IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications 2008 (MESA 2008), 12-15 Oct 2008. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechtronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA 2008) 100-105. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2008) The replication of three dimensional structures using UV curable nanoimprint lithography. Portland, OR, USA: 52nd International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN08), 27-30 May 2008. In Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 26(6) 2500-2503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.3021375. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Cheng, H.H. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2007) Analysis and fabrication of 1D metallic nanowire based transistors. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Muys, J.J. and Evans, J.J. (2007) Bioimprint replication of single cells on a biochip. Canberra, Australia: Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology 2007: BioMEMS and Nanotechnology III Conference 6799, 5-7 Dec 2007. In Proceedings of SPIE 6799(BioMEMS and Nanotechnology III) 67990V. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.759282. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Siriwongrunson, V., Krumdieck, S. and Alkaisi, M. (2007) Conformal titania thin films on silicon nitride by pulsed pressure metal organic chemical vapour deposition using titanium tetrakis-isopropoxide. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)

• Miller, P., Reeves, R., Alkaisi, M. and Schuler, L. (2007) Effects of substrate and annealing temperature on optical and physical properties of DC sputtered ZnO films. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2007) Fabrication of three dimensional structures for an UV curable nanoimprint lithography mold using variable dose control with critical-energy electron beam exposure. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 25(6): 2357-2360. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.2794317. (Journal Article)

• Allen, M., Swartz, C., Miller, P., Reeves, R., Metson, J., Alkaisi, M. and Durbin, S. (2007) High quality silver oxide Schottky devices on polar and non polar zinc oxide. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Alkaisi, M., Muys, J. and Evans, J. (2007) High resolution imaging of biological cells. Wellington, New Zealand: AMN-3 Satellite Meeting: Nano- & Bionano-Technology, Quantum Transport & Quantum Functional Semiconductors (NBT-QT 2007), 8-10 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Schuler, L.P., Miller, P., Valanoor, N., Markwitz, A., Reeves, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2007) Investigation of piezoelectric domain structures using PFM on DC sputtered ZnO films. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• L'Hostis, F., Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J., Green, N.G., Morgan, H. and Jones, T.B. (2007) Liquid Dielectrophoresis and ElectroWetting on Dielectric Substrates for Particle Transport. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Allen, M.W., Miller, P., Chai, J., Metson, J.B., Reeves, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M. and Durbin, S.M. (2007) Schottky Contact Behaviour as a Function of Metal and ZnO Surface Polarity. Boston, MA, USA: 2006 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), 27 Nov-1 Dec 2006. In Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 957(Zinc Oxide and Related Materials) 0957-K09-03. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Siriwongrungsona, V., Alkaisi, M.M. and Krumdieck, S.P. (2007) Step coverage of thin titania films on patterned silicon substrate by pulsed-pressure MOCVD. Surface and Coating Technology 201(22-23): 8944-8949. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2007.03.051. (Journal Article)

• Chiu, W.L., Alkaisi, M.M., Kumaravelu, G., Blaikie, R.J., Reeves, R.J. and Bitar, T. (2007) Sub-wavelength Texturing for Solar Cells using Interferometric Lithography. Wellington, New Zealand: Third International Conference of Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3), 11-16 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Schuler, L.P., Valanoor, N., Miller, P., Guy, I., Reeves, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2007) The Effect of Substrate Material and Postannealing on the Photoluminescence and Piezo Properties of DC-Sputtered ZnO. Journal of Electronic Materials 36(4): 507-518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11664-006-0046-8. (Journal Article)

• Evans, J.J., Muys, J.J., Savigny, P., McGrath, K.M. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2007) Three Dimensional Imaging by Atomic Force Microscopy of Exocytosis Pores. Toronto, Canada: Endocrine Society's 89th Annual Meeting, 2-5 Jun 2007. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)

• Evans, J.J., Muys, J.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2007) Topography of pores of exocytosis in pituitary cells. Wellington, New Zealand: AMN-3 Satellite Meeting: Nano- & Bionano-Technology, Quantum Transport & Quantum Functional Semiconductors (NBT-QT 2007), 8-10 Feb 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Melville, D.O.S., Blaikie, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2006) A comparison of near-field lithography and planer lens lithography. Current Applied Physics 6(3): 415-418. (Journal Article)

• Muys, J.J., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2006) Bioimprint: Nanoscale Analysis by Replication of Cellular Topography Using Soft Lithography. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 2(1): 11-15. DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2006.007. (Journal Article)

• Muys, J.J., Alkaisi, M.M. and Evans, J.J. (2006) Cellular replication and atomic force microscope imaging using a UV-Bioimprint technique. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 2(3): 169-176. (Journal Article)

• Muys, J.J., Alkaisi, M.M., Melville, D.O.S., Nagase, J., Sykes, P., Parquez, G.M. and Evans, J.J. (2006) Cellular transfer and AFM imaging of cancer cells using Bioimprint. Journal of Nanobiotechnology 4(1) doi:10.1186/1477-3155-4-1. (Journal Article)

• Berthier, E., Blaikie, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M. and Dunlop, J. (2006) Integrating cell studies on chip. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: The 2006 MacDiarmid Institute Student and Postdoctoral Symposium, 29-30 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Allen, M.W., Alkaisi, M.M. and Durbin, S.M. (2006) Metal Schottky diodes on Zn-polar and O-polar bulk ZnO. Applied Physics Letters 89: 103520. doi:10.1063/1.2346137. (Journal Article)

• Allen, M.W., Alkaisi, M.M. and Durbin, S.M. (2006) Metal Schottky diodes on Zn-polar and O-polar bulk ZnO. Applied Physics Letters 89(10): 103520-1-103520-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2346137. (Journal Article)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Smaill, J. (2006) Resist deformation at low temperature in nanoimprint lithography. Current Applied Physics 6(3): 486-490. (Journal Article)

• Allen, M.H., Miller, P., Chai, J., Metson, J., Reeves, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M. and Durbin, S. (2006) Schottky Contact Behaviour as a Function of Metal and ZnO Surface Polarity. Boston, MA, USA: Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• L’Hostis, F., Green, N.G., Morgan, H. and Alkaisi, M. (2006) Solid state AC electroosmosis micro pump on a Chip. Brisbane, Australia: 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN '06), 3-7 Jul 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICONN.2006.340607. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Chiu, W.L., Alkaisi, M.M., Kumaravelu, G., Blaikie, R.J., Reeves, R.J. and Bittar, A. (2006) Sub-wavelength Texturing for Solar Cells using Interferometric Lithography. Advances in Science and Technology 51: 115-120. (Journal Article)

• Blaikie, R.J., Melville, D.O.S. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2006) Super-resolution near-field lithography using planar silver lenses: a review of recent developments. Microelectronic Engineering 83: 723-729. doi:10.1016/j.mee.2006.01.056. (Journal Article)

• Cheng, H.H., Andrew, C.N. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2006) The fabrication and characterisation of metallic nanotransistors. Microelectronic Engineering 83(4-9): 1749-1752. (Journal Article)

• Schuler, L.P., Alkaisi, M.M., Miller, P. and Reeves, R.J. (2006) UV sensing using surface acoustic wave device on DC sputtered ZnO monolayer. Microelectronic Engineering 83(4-9): 1403-1406. (Journal Article)

• Melville, D.O.S., Alkaisi, M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) A comparison of near-field lithography and planar lens lithography through simulation and experiment. Queenstown, New Zealand: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-2), 6-11 Feb 2005. In AMN-2 Abstract Book 185. http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/AMN-2/. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Muys, J., Alkaisi, M.M., Evans, J.J. and Nagase, J. (2005) Biochip: Cellular Analysis by Atomic Force Microscopy Using Dielectrophoretic Manipulation. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 44(7B): 5717-5723. http://jjap.ipap.jp/link?JJAP/44/5717/. (Journal Article)

• Konijn, M., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) Fabrication of 3D Nanoimprint Lithography Molds. Queenstown, New Zealand: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-2), 6-11 Feb 2005. In AMN-2 Abstract Book 282. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Melville, D.O.S., Blaikie, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2005) Improvements to silver superlens performance using narrowband exposure. San Diego, CA, USA: 2005 SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, 31 Jul-4 Aug 2005. In Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5928(Plasmonic Nano-imaging and Nanofabrication) 18-26. http://spie.org/app/Publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=proceedings. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Berthier, E.S., l'Hostis, F., Alkaisi, M.M., Downard, A. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) Microfluidic circuit integration using multilayer soft lithography methods and PDMS. Queenstown, New Zealand: AMN-2: Second International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, 6-11 Feb 2005. http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/AMN-2/. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Kumaravelu, G., Alkaisi, M.M., MacDonald, D., Zhao, J., Rong, B. and Bittar, A. (2005) Minority carrier lifetime in plasma-textured silicon wafers for solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 87(1-4): 99-106. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2004.07.015. (Journal Article)

• Konijn, M., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie., R.J. (2005) Nanoimprint lithography of sub-100 nm 3D structures. Microelectronic Engineering 78-79: 653-658. doi:10.1016/j.mee.2004.12.081. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) Nanolithography in the Evanescent Near Field. In N.P. Mahalik (Ed.), Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology: 395-422. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. (Chapter in Book)

• Drake, S.J., Kohn, N., Blaikie, R.J., Reeves, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2005) Photoresist as an Anti-Reflection Coating for Interference Lithography. Queenstown, New Zealand: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-2), 6-11 Feb 2005. In AMN-2 Abstract Book 292. http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/AMN-2/. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Smaill, J. (2005) Resist Deformation at Low Temperature in Nano-Imprint Lithography (NIL). Applied Physics (Journal Article)

• Mohamed, K., Alkaisi, M.M. and Smaill, J. (2005) Resist Deformation at Low Temperature in Nano-Imprint Lithography (NIL). Queenstown, New Zealand: Second International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-2), 6-11 Feb 2005. http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/AMN-2/. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Chiu, W.L., Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J., Reeves, R.J. and Drake, S.J. (2005) Sub-wavelength texturing for solar cells using interferometric lithography. Queenstown, New Zealand: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-2), 6-11 Feb 2005. In AMN-2 Abstract Book 286. http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/AMN-2/. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Melville, D.O.S., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) Super-resolution i-line proximity lithography with a silver lens (Invited). Orlando, FL, USA: 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN05), 31 May-3 Jun 2005. In EIPBN05 Abstract Book 221-222. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Melville, D.O.S., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2005) Super-resolution near field lithography using planar silver lenses (Invited paper). Vienna, Austria: 31st International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE05), 19-22 Sep 2005. http://www.mne05.org/abstracts/abstractbook-gesamt_v4.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Blaikie, R.J., Melville, D.O.S. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2005) Super-resolution near field lithography using planar silver lenses: a review of recent development (Invited). Vienna, Austria: International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE05), 19-22 Sep 2005. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)

• Cheng, H.H., Siaw, J.K. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2005) Switching behaviour in nanoscale metallic transistors. Vienna, Austria: 31st International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE05),, 19-22 Sep 2005. http://www.mne05.org/abstracts/abstractbook-gesamt_v4.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Cheng, H.H., Alkaisi, M.M. and Siaw, J.K. (2005) The Fabrication of Metallic Nanotransistors. Brisbane, Australia: Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials (COMMAD) 2004, 8-10 Dec 2004. In Proceedings of the 2004 COMMAD 121-124. http://tinyurl.com/lwcta. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Schuler, L.P., Alkaisi, M.M., Miller, P. and Reeves, R.J. (2005) UV sensing using surface Acoustic Wave devices on DC sputtered ZnO monolayer. Vienna, Austria: 31st International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering (MNE05), 19-22 Sep 2005. http://www.mne05.org/abstracts/abstractbook-gesamt_v4.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Kumaravelu, G., Alkaisi, M.M., Bittar, A., Macdonald, D. and Zhao, J. (2004) Damage studies in dry etched textured silicon surfaces. Current Applied Physics 4: 108-110. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15671739. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Jayatissa, W. and Konijn, M. (2004) Multilevel nanoimprint lithography. Current Applied Physics 4: 111-114. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15671739. (Journal Article)

• Blaikie, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M., McNab, S.J. and Melville, D.O.S. (2004) Nanoscale optical patterning using evanescent fields and surface plasmons. International Journal of Nanoscience 3(4-5): 405-417. http://www.worldscinet.com/ijn/03/0304n05/S0219581X040304n05.html. (Journal Article)

• Melville, D.O.S., Alkaisi, M.M. and Blaikie, R.J. (2004) Optical lithography using hard contact or a planar silver lens. Brisbane, Australia: 2004 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD 2004), 8-10 Dec 2004. http://www.commad2004.itee.uq.edu.au/abs/paper152.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Blaikie, R.J., McNab, S.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2003) Optical nanolithography using evanescent fields. Boston, USA: Materials Research Society Fall Meeting 2002, 1-5 Dec 2002. In Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Series 739(Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies) 41-52. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Teo, E.J., Alkaisi, M.M., Bettiol, A.A., Osipowicz, T., Van Kan, J., Watt, F. and Markwitz, A. (2002) Sub-micron channeling contrast microscopy on reactive ion etched deep silicon microstructures. Nuclear Instruments and Methods B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 190(1-4): 339-344. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0168583X. (Journal Article)

• Kumaravelu, G., Alkaisi, M.M. and Bittar, A. (2002) Surface texturing for silcon solar cells using reactive ion etching technique. New Orleans, LA, USA: Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 2002, 19-24 May 2002. In Conference Record of the 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 258-261. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=26685&isYear=2002. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Blaikie, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M., Durbin, S.M. and Cumming, D.R.S. (2002) Teaching integrated circuit and semiconductor device design in New Zealand: the University of Canterbury approach. Christchurch, New Zealand: First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Design, Test and Applications, 29-31 Jan 2002. In Proceedings of Delta 2002 223-229. doi:10.1109/DELTA.2002.994619. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• Rong, B., Reeves, R.J., Brown, S.A., Alkaisi, M.M., van der Drift, E., Cheung, R. and Slouff, W.G. (2001) A study of reactive ion etching damage effects in GaN. Microelectronic Engineering 57-58: 585-591. http://www.sciencedirect.com/ science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V0W-43TP2K7-2V&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2001&_alid=421122171&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=5657&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000007858&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=103118&md5=54c61e9f217cf33b9481. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and McNab, S.J. (2001) Low temperature nanoimprint using silicon nitride molds. Microelectronic Engineering 57(8): 367-373. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01679317. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and McNab, S.J. (2001) Nanolithography in the evanescent near field. Advanced Materials 13(12-13): 877-887. doi:10.1002/1521-4095(200107)13:12/13<877::AID-ADMA877>3.0.CO;2-W. (Journal Article)

• Blaikie, R.J., Alkaisi, M.M., Brown, S.A., Durbin, S.M. and Reeves, R.J. (2001) Nanotechnology in New Zealand. Ottawa, Canada: APEC CTF Workshop on Nanotechnology, 5-7 Nov 2001. 5 pp. http://www.apecforesight.org/apec_wide/nano_main.cfm#economy. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and McNab, S.J. (2001) Optical near field nanolithography. AAPPS Bulletin 11(3): 10-14. (Journal Article)

• Brown, S.A., Alkaisi, M.M., Bittar, A., Blaikie, R.J., Durbin, S.M., Engel, A., Hall, B.D., Hendy, S., Hyslop, M., Lanke, U., Markwitz, A., McNab, S., Reeves, R.J., Rong, B., Schmelzer, J., Schulze, M., Trodahl, H.J. and Wurl, A. (2001) Physics and fabrication of nanostructured materials and devices. Wellington, New Zealand: NZIP 10th National Physics Conference PHYSIKOS 2001 and A Celebration of New Zealand Physics (NZIP2001), 4-6 Jul 2001. 5 pp. www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/research/solid_state/summary.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and McNab, S.J. (2000) 70 nm features on 140 nm period using evanescent near field optical lithography. Microelectronic Engineering 53: 237-240. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01679317. (Journal Article)

• McNab, S.J., Blaikie, R.J. and Alkaisi, M.M. (2000) Analytical study of gratings patterned by evanescent near field optical lithography. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 18(6): 2900-2904. http://scitation.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp?KEY=JVTBD9&Volume=18&Issue=6. (Journal Article)

• Rong, B., Cheung, R., Gao, W., Alkaisi, M.M. and Reeves, R. J. (2000) Effects of reactive ion etching on the electrical characteristics of GaN. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 18(6): 3467-3470. http://scitation.aip.org/dbt/dbt.jsp?KEY=JVTBD9&Volume=18&Issue=6. (Journal Article)

• Blaikie, R.J., Alkaisi, R.J., McNab, S.J., Cumming, D.R.S., Cheung, R. and Hasko, D.G. (1999) Nanolithography using optical contact exposure in the evanescent near field. Microelectronic Engineering 46: 85--88. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J., McNab, S.J., Cheung, R. and Cumming, D.R.S. (1999) Sub-diffraction-limited patterning using evanescent near field optical lithography. Applied Physics Letters 75(22): 3560-3562. (Journal Article)

• Alkaisi, M.M., Blaikie, R.J. and McNab, S.J. (1998) Nanolithography using wet etched silicon nitride phase masks. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 16(6): 3929--3933. (Journal Article)