Hot embossing of microstructures on addition curing polydimethylsiloxane films

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 623-643

  Vudayagiri, Sindhu ^a   Yu, Liyun ^a   Hassouneh, Suzan Sager ^a   Skov, Anne Ladegaard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

carrier web; corrugations; DEAP; elastomer; Embossing; PDMS

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CURING; ELASTOMERS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; REACTION INJECTION MOLDING;

CARRIER WEB; CORRUGATIONS; DEAP; EMBOSSING; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; THERMOSETTING ELASTOMERS; ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY;

SILICONES;

EID: 84893869204     PISSN: 00952443     EISSN: 15308006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095244313483642     Document Type: Article

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