Rubber-assisted hot embossing for structuring thin film polymeric films

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems Division, (Publications) MEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nagarajan, Pratapkumar ^a   Yao, Donggang ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Tehnology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECORATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLDING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RUBBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

EMBOSSING PRESSURE; EMBOSSING TEMPERATURE; EMBOSSING TOOLS; HOT EMBOSSING;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 85196531123     PISSN: 1096665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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