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Nanoimprinting by Melt Processing: An Easy Technique to Fabricate Versatile Nanostructures

  1. Jayan Thomas1,*,
  2. Palash Gangopadhyay2,
  3. Emre Araci3,
  4. Robert A. Norwood2,
  5. Nasser Peyghambarian2

Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102834

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 41, pages 4782–4787, November 2, 2011

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How to Cite

Thomas, J., Gangopadhyay, P., Araci, E., Norwood, R. A. and Peyghambarian, N. (2011), Nanoimprinting by Melt Processing: An Easy Technique to Fabricate Versatile Nanostructures. Adv. Mater., 23: 4782–4787. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102834

Author Information

  1. 1

    NanoScience Technology Center, CREOL and College of Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA

  2. 2

    College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA

*NanoScience Technology Center, CREOL and College of Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 OCT 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 SEP 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 23 JUL 2011

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Keywords:

  • nanoimprinting;
  • highly ordered nanostructures;
  • nanopatterning;
  • melt processing
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Insights gained from rheological and contact angle measurements of plasticized and non-plasticized polymers have led to the development of a simple method to print densely packed micro- and nanoscale features without proximity effects. Versatile large-area nanopatterns and landscapes with a high degree of fidelity are successfully imprinted. This technique promises a variety of polymer nanostructures to a wide spectrum of scientific fields.

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