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Low‐Temperature Plasma‐Assisted Nanotransfer Printing between Thermoplastic Polymers
Author(s) -
Lee Deuk Yeon,
Hines Daniel R.,
Stafford Christopher M.,
Soles Christopher L.,
Lin Eric K.,
Oehrlein Gottlieb S.
Publication year - 2009
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.200803121
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , thermoplastic , adhesion , glass transition , plasma , composite material , chemical engineering , thermoplastic polymer , polymer chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Plasma activation of thermoplastic polymer surfaces enables nanotransfer printing (NTP) at dramatically lower processing temperatures. Polar functional groups introduced by plasma surface activation render the polymer surfaces hydrophilic and cause a dramatic increase in interfacial adhesion, thus lowering the temperature at which NTP can be successfully performed to below the glass‐transition temperature of each polymer.