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Forced Soft Lithography (FSL): Production of Micro‐ and Nanostructures in Thin Freestanding Sheets of Chitosan Biopolymer
Author(s) -
Fernandez J. G.,
Mills C. A.,
PlaRoca M.,
Samitier J.
Publication year - 2007
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.200601443
Subject(s) - biopolymer , materials science , lithography , chitosan , nanotechnology , soft lithography , polymer , nanostructure , chemical engineering , composite material , optoelectronics , fabrication , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A “forced” soft lithography (FSL) technique is described for production of micro‐ and nanostructures into the surface of polymers at room temperature. The technique can be used with polymer/mould combinations that are unsuitable for conventional soft lithography, and has been used to structure the surface of the Chitosan biopolymer. Theoretical descriptions of the filling of the mould cavities and the possible formation of bubbles in the polymer are given.