Submerged microcontact printing (SmuCP) : an unconventional printing technique of thiols using high aspect ratio, elastomeric stamps

A technique for microcontact printing of thiols in liquid media is presented. Elastomeric poly(dimethyl siloxane) stamps are used to pattern gold surfaces with thiol-based self-assembled monolayers. The liquid (water in this case) has been used as an incompressible support and, advantageously, also...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 21(2005), 26 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 12060-3
Auteur principal: Bessueille, François (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Pla-Roca, Mateu, Mills, Christopher A, Martinez, Elena, Samitier, Josep, Errachid, Abdelhamid
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2005
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article
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Résumé:A technique for microcontact printing of thiols in liquid media is presented. Elastomeric poly(dimethyl siloxane) stamps are used to pattern gold surfaces with thiol-based self-assembled monolayers. The liquid (water in this case) has been used as an incompressible support and, advantageously, also acts as a medium in which alkylthiol ink molecules are poorly miscible. Consequently, we have been able to produce patterned thiol monolayers using stamps with aspect ratios unsuitable for conventional microcontact printing (i.e., 15:1) and present evidence to suggest that it is possible to use stamps with aspect ratios of up to 100:1
Description:Date Completed 19.07.2007
Date Revised 13.12.2005
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827