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Solvent‐assisted microcontact molding: A convenient method for fabricating three‐dimensional structures on surfaces of polymers
Author(s) -
King Enoch,
Xia Younan,
Zhao XiaoMei,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 1997
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.19970090814
Subject(s) - materials science , polystyrene , microcontact printing , polymer , molding (decorative) , solvent , lithography , embossing , acetone , composite material , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , chemistry , engineering
Solvent‐assisted micro‐contact molding (SAMIM) , a non‐photo‐lithographic technique for fabriation of patterned, quasi‐three‐dimensional structures on surfaces of many different polymers, is described. The basis of the technique–an embossing/molding process in which a solvent softens a polymer–is out lined and many examples are given. The Figure shows a polystyrene structure produced using SAMIM with acetone as the solvent.