An investigation of the detrimental impact of trapped air in thermoplastic micro-embossing

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Taylor, Hayden ^a   Lam, Yee Cheong ^b   Boning, Duane ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY FILLING; EFFECTIVE STIFFNESS; FAST SIMULATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LINEAR VISCOELASTIC; PATTERN REPLICATION; SIMULATION RESULT; STAMP DESIGN; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GLASS TRANSITION; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 78650901367     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/6/065014     Document Type: Article

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