Keywords
microcontant printing, mechanical scribing, recessed feature, replica molding, CNC
Abstract
Mechanical scribing can be employed to create surfaces with recessed features. Through replica molding elastomeric copies of these scribed surfaces are created that function as stamps for microcontact printing. It is shown that this new method for creating masters for microcontact printing can be performed with a computer-controlled milling machine (CNC), making this method particularly straightforward and accessible to a large technical community that does not need to work in a particle free environment. Thus, no clean room, or other specialized equipment is required, as is commonly needed to prepare masters. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry confirms surface pattering by this method. Finally, it is shown that feature size in the scribed master can be controlled by varying the force on the tip during scribing.
Original Publication Citation
Zilch, Lloyd W., Ghaleb A. Husseini, Yit Y. Lua, Michael V. Lee, Kevin R. Gertsch, Bennion R. Cannon, Robert M. Perry, Eric T. Sevy, Matthew C. Asplund, Adam T. Woolley, and Matthew R. Linford."Rapid and convenient method for preparing masters for microc
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Zilch, Lloyd W.; Husseini, Ghaleb A.; Lua, Yit-Yian; Lee, Michael V.; Gertsch, Kevin R.; Cannon, Bennion R.; Perry, Robert M.; Sevy, Eric T.; Asplund, Matthew C.; Woolley, Adam T.; and Linford, Matthew R., "Rapid and convenient method for preparing masters for microcontact printing with 1–12 µm features" (2004). Faculty Publications. 415.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/415
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2004-09-15
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1352
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Copyright Status
© 2004 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in The Journal of Chemical Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?RSINAK/75/3065/1
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