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Micro-scale Truss Structures formed from Self-Propagating Photopolymer Waveguides†

  1. A. J. Jacobsen1,4,
  2. W. Barvosa-Carter2,
  3. S. Nutt3

Article first published online: 31 OCT 2007

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200700797

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 19, Issue 22, pages 3892–3896, November, 2007

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How to Cite

Jacobsen, A. J., Barvosa-Carter, W. and Nutt, S. (2007), Micro-scale Truss Structures formed from Self-Propagating Photopolymer Waveguides. Adv. Mater., 19: 3892–3896. doi: 10.1002/adma.200700797

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 (USA)

  2. 2

    Sensors and Materials Laboratory, HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA 90265 (USA)

  3. 3

    Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 (USA)

  4. 4

    Current address: HRL Laboratories, LLC, Sensors and Materials Laboratory, Malibu, CA 90265, USA

  1. †

    One of the authors (A.J.J.) would like to thank the National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) for fellowship support. Also, the authors thank Chaoyin Zhou, Oleg Efimov, Adam Gross, Robert Cumberland, and David Kisailus for their helpful discussions and Bob Doty for his SEM work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 NOV 2007
  2. Article first published online: 31 OCT 2007
  3. Manuscript Revised: 4 JUN 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 APR 2007

Funded by

  • National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)

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Keywords:

  • Cellular solids;
  • Photopolymerization;
  • Polymers;
  • Porous materials;
  • Waveguides
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Ordered polymer microstructures with three-dimensional open-cellular truss architectures have been fabricated from an interconnected array of self-propagating polymer waveguides. The process enables extensive variability in the microstructure leading to thick cellular materials with controlled and predictable mechanical properties.

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