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Porous Films from Transformation of Polymeric Sphere Arrays
Author(s) -
Xue M. J.,
Xiao W. T.,
Zhang Z. J.
Publication year - 2008
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.200702015
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , porosity , monomer , porous medium , nanotechnology , composite material
The formation of porous polymer films via a simple in situ sphere–concave inversion of 2D polymer sphere arrays (see figure) is described. The straightforward technique presented here can be used for a variety of polymers by using appropriate monomers. The formed porous structures have the potential to function as matrices for the formation of microlenses and microanalytical tools.