Fabrication of artificial petal sculptures by replication of sub-micron surface wrinkles
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Abstract
Artificial petal structures are created by controlled wrinkling of thin membranes on soft materials. In addition to the fabrication of such bioinspired structures, precise textural transfer into different polymeric materials is reported. Two different methodologies are described: micro thermoforming using thermoplastic PMMA and molding with epoxy resin. Micro thermoforming provides a negative replica of the wrinkled PDMS whereas molding results in positive duplicates.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-264 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Macromolecular chemistry and physics : MCP |
Volume | 211 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jan 2010 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Biomimetic, Leaf surfaces, Micro molding, Microstruc-ture, Resins, Surface patterning, Thermoplastics, Wrinkling