Fabrication and application of hydrogel stampers for physisorptive microcontact printing

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 9944-9946

  Martin, Brett D ^a   Brandow, Susan L ^a   Dressick, Walter J ^a   Schull, Terence L ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CROSSLINKING; HYDROPHOBICITY; INK; MONOLAYERS; PRINTING PROPERTIES; SILICON WAFERS; SILICONES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ALKANEPHOSPHONIC ACIDS; ALKANETHIOLS; HYDROGEL STAMPERS; MICROCONTACT PRINTING; POLYDIMETHYSILOXANE; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 0034506315     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la001053x     Document Type: Article

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