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Versatile Crack‐Free Ceramic Micropatterns Made by a Modified Molding Technique
Author(s) -
Holthaus Marzellus Grosse,
Kropp Miron,
Treccani Laura,
Lang Walter,
Rezwan Kurosch
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03902.x
Subject(s) - materials science , ceramic , molding (decorative) , composite material
Crack‐free ceramic micropatterns made of oxidic ceramic powders, e.g. alumina, titania, zirconia, and nonoxidic calciumphosphate ceramic powders were fabricated by a novel, simple, and low‐cost modified micromolding (m‐μM) technique via polydimethylsiloxane stamps. By means of this m‐μM technique it is possible to fabricate monolithic ceramic bodies with a micropatterned surface with very high accuracy on surface detail. Our produced micropatterns can feature various geometries, e.g. cylinders, holes, channels, and struts with diameters ranging from 8 to 140 μm in diameter or widths and from 8 to 30 μm in depth or height. The oxidic and nonoxidic ceramic micropatterns could be removed from the molds and dried without any cracks. Even after sintering, these micropatterned samples showed no cracks or fissures. The reported technique has a very high potential for fully automatized up‐scale fabrication of micropatterned ceramic surfaces.