Selective Laser Pyrolytic Micropatterning of Stretched Elastomeric Polymer Surfaces
- Title
- Selective Laser Pyrolytic Micropatterning of Stretched Elastomeric Polymer Surfaces
- Author
- 홍석준
- Issue Date
- 2021-01
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PRECISION ENG
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING-GREEN TECHNOLOGY, v. 8, Page. 795-804
- Abstract
- The patterning of surface structures is a critical step for interfacial engineering applications that are based on soft lithography, casting, or imprinting techniques in general. However, photolithography and mold/die fabrication processes are expensive and time-consuming. To solve this problem, we developed a novel laser-based process that exploits the high stretchability of a polymer. In this study, continuous-wave laser-induced pyrolysis was conducted on a pre-stretched Ecoflex polymer substrate to obtain a controllable hydrophobic surface with functional structures at the micro/nanoscale, which were constructed via the facile removal of pyrolytic byproducts. Under the optimum strain rate and laser parameters, periodic wrinkle generation and a proportional channel pitch reduction were observed, which provided hierarchical micro/nanostructures and enlarged the air gaps between the target droplet and the hydrophobic structures. The processed surface exhibited improved hydrophobic properties (WCA ~ 135°) compared with a flat Ecoflex polymer surface (WCA ~ 105°). Thus, a facile manufacturing method for stretchable polymer substrates with hydrophobic patterned surfaces is proposed.
- URI
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40684-020-00292-6https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/167041
- ISSN
- 2288-6206; 2198-0810
- DOI
- 10.1007/s40684-020-00292-6
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(기계공학과) > Articles
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