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Fabrication of Polymeric Substrates with Well‐Defined Nanometer‐Scale Topography and Tailored Surface Chemistry
Author(s) -
Kim S.R.,
Teixeira A.I.,
Nealey P.F.,
Wendt A.E.,
Abbott N.L.
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(20021016)14:20<1468::aid-adma1468>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - materials science , nanometre , nanotechnology , polystyrene , fabrication , wafer , polymer , silicon , replica , nanoscopic scale , liquid crystal , optoelectronics , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , art , visual arts
Micromolding of polymers from nanopatterned silicon wafers leads to the preparation of surfaces with well‐defined nanometer‐scale topography and surface chemical functionality. These types of substrates will be useful for investigations of the interactions of nanostructured interfaces with biological systems. The Figure shows the optical appearance of a nematic liquid crystal anchored on topographically patterned surfaces of a polystyrene replica.