Stability of high-aspect-ratio micropillar arrays against adhesive and capillary forces

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1080-1091

  Chandra, Dinesh ^a,b   Yang, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 77955701825     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar100001a     Document Type: Article

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