Micromolding and sintering of nanoparticle preforms into microparts

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4979, Issue , 2003, Pages 430-439

  Morales, Alfredo M ^a   Garino, Terry J ^b   Boyce, Brad L ^b   Domeier, Linda A ^a   Gutmann, Anne K ^a,c   McLean, Dorrance E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inject ion molding; LIGA; Microcasting; Micromolding; Nanoparticle; Replication; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CURING; DISSOLUTION; EPOXY RESINS; HYDROGEN; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SINTERING; SLURRIES;

MACROSCOPIC DEVICES; MICROMOLDING; MICROPARTS; OXIDE CERAMICS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0042563396     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.472736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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