Dynamic microcontact printing for patterning polymer-brush microstructures

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Abstract

A single, conventional poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamp is used under a dynamic microcontact printing (ÎCP) method, extended from a static one. This new approach is investigated and combined with surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) to fabricate complex patterned hierarchical and gradient polymer-brush microstructures with a number of different feature morphologies that do not exist on the original stamp without sophisticated instrumentation being necessary.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2148-2152
Number of pages5
JournalSmall
Volume7
Issue number15
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 21598381

Keywords

Keywords

  • complex patterns, hierarchical microstructures, microcontact printing, polymer brushes