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Fabrication of three‐dimensional micro‐structures: Microtransfer molding
Author(s) -
Zhao XiaoMei,
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.19960081016
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , molding (decorative) , layer (electronics) , ceramic , elastomer , microstructure , polymer , planar , micrometer , nanotechnology , mold , composite material , optics , medicine , alternative medicine , computer graphics (images) , physics , pathology , computer science
Microtransfer molding is a new technique for rapidly fabricating micrometer‐scale structures over large areas (3.5 cm × 0.8 cm). This new technique, which involves the solidification of a liquid precursor in an elastomeric mold, can generate microstructures of organic polymers and ceramics such as that shown in the Figure on both planar and contoured surfaces and is able to make three‐dimensional structures layer by layer.