Formation of self-organized gradient stripes on precast poly(methyl methacrylate) films

A "wire-on-film" template has been developed to construct surface gradient patterns on precast poly(methyl methacrylate) films. Solvent evaporation around a Cu wire leads to the formation of self-organized gradient stripes, with the longitudinal direction of the stripes being parallel to t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 30(2014), 22 vom: 10. Juni, Seite 6548-55
1. Verfasser: Sun, Wei (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Yang, Fuqian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Membranes, Artificial Copper 789U1901C5 Polymethyl Methacrylate 9011-14-7
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Zusammenfassung:A "wire-on-film" template has been developed to construct surface gradient patterns on precast poly(methyl methacrylate) films. Solvent evaporation around a Cu wire leads to the formation of self-organized gradient stripes, with the longitudinal direction of the stripes being parallel to the axis of the Cu wire. Both the spatial wavelength and the amplitude of the stripes near the Cu wire decrease with a decrease of the distance to the center of the Cu wire. The amplitude of the stripes varies linearly with the spatial wavelength for the experimental conditions used, which is a function of the diameter of the Cu wires and the film thickness. Using two parallel copper wires, we demonstrate the possibility of controlling the characteristics of the gradient stripes. A featureless zone is formed between the copper wires, the size of which is dependent on the distance between two wires and the diameter of the copper wires. The results of this study provide a simple method to fabricate gradient gratings on polymer films in an economical and efficient way
Beschreibung:Date Completed 22.04.2015
Date Revised 10.06.2014
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la5004275