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Self‐Organized Polymeric Microstructures
Author(s) -
Suh K.Y.,
Lee H.H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(20020304)14:5<346::aid-adma346>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - materials science , microstructure , elastomer , annealing (glass) , polymer , capillary action , mold , glass transition , composite material , nanotechnology
Regular arrays of microstructures arise from capillary interactions when a patterned elastomeric mold is placed on top of a line‐and‐space patterned polymer at an angle and the polymer is heated above its glass transition temperature. The Figure shows a self‐organized microstructure obtained from 90°‐shifted molds with line‐and‐space patterns by annealing at 130 °C for 60 min.