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Fabrication of Polymeric Substrates with Well-Defined Nanometer-Scale Topography and Tailored Surface Chemistry

  1. S.-R. Kim1,
  2. A.I. Teixeira1,
  3. P.F. Nealey1,
  4. A.E. Wendt2,
  5. N.L. Abbott

Article first published online: 21 OCT 2002

DOI: 10.1002/1521-4095(20021016)14:20<1468::AID-ADMA1468>3.0.CO;2-H

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 14, Issue 20, pages 1468–1472, October, 2002

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Kim, S.-R., Teixeira, A.I., Nealey, P.F., Wendt, A.E. and Abbott, N.L. (2002), Fabrication of Polymeric Substrates with Well-Defined Nanometer-Scale Topography and Tailored Surface Chemistry. Adv. Mater., 14: 1468–1472. doi: 10.1002/1521-4095(20021016)14:20<1468::AID-ADMA1468>3.0.CO;2-H

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 (USA)

  2. 2

    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 (USA)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 OCT 2002
  2. Article first published online: 21 OCT 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 JUL 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 2 JAN 2002

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Keywords:

  • Functionalization, surface chemical;
  • Liquid crystals;
  • Patterning, micromolding;
  • Self-assembled monolayers

Micromolding of polymers from nanopatterned silicon wafers leads to the preparation of surfaces with well-defined nanometer-scale topography and surface chemical functionality. These types of substrates will be useful for investigations of the interactions of nanostructured interfaces with biological systems. The Figure shows the optical appearance of a nematic liquid crystal anchored on topographically patterned surfaces of a polystyrene replica.

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