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Two‐ and three‐dimensional crystallization of polymeric microspheres by micromolding in capillaries
Author(s) -
Kim Enoch,
Xia Younan,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 1996
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/adma.19960080313
Subject(s) - microelectronics , materials science , microsphere , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , crystallization , liga , polymer science , chemical engineering , fabrication , oceanography , geology , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC) is a novel, simple and convenient procedure for crystallizing microspheres from latex suspensions onto a support, and for delivering microspheres to and assembling them in geometrically confined regions on the surface of substrate (see figure). The principle of the method is outlined, examples are given, and possibilities for applications—e.g., in optical devices and microelectronics—are sketched.