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Patterning Thin Film Mechanical Properties to Drive Assembly of Complex 3D Structures
Author(s) -
Bassik Noy,
Stern George M.,
Jamal Mustapha,
Gracias David H.
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.200801759
Subject(s) - schematic , materials science , hinge , thin film , fluorescence , polymer , nanotechnology , optics , composite material , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , electronic engineering
Thin films of metal and polymer are patterned with varying geometry , moduli, and initial stresses to fold into complex 3D structures. In the schematic (top) the rigid segments, flexible hinges, and hollow areas are visible. In the optical and fluorescent micrograph below, cells were cultured on the self‐assembled structures, and fluoresce green as they are alive.