Microscale patterning of thermoplastic polymer surfaces by selective solvent swelling

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 35, 2012, Pages 12923-12929

  Rahmanian, Omid ^a   Chen, Chien Fu ^a,c   Devoe, Don L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK POLYMER; CYCLIC OLEFIN COPOLYMERS; DIRECT INKJET PRINTING; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; MICROFABRICATION METHODS; MICROSCALE FEATURES; MICROSCALE PATTERNING; NON-CONTACT; PATTERNING TECHNIQUES; SELECTIVE SOLVENTS; SOLVENT SWELLING; SURFACE PASSIVATION; THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; UV/OZONE;

MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; OLEFINS; PHOTORESISTS; SUBSTRATES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ALKENE; OZONE; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PRINTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALKENES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OZONE; POLYMERS; PRINTING; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84865741160     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la302704t     Document Type: Article

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