Generating Micro- and Nanopatterns on Polymeric Materials

PrefacePART I: MoldingMATERIALS AND PROCESSES IN UV-ASSISTED NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHYIntroductionUV-Assisted Nanoimprint LithographyImprinting MaterialsMold Fabrication and Anti-Sticking StrategiesConclusionROLL-TO-ROLL NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY AND DYNAMIC NANO-INSCRIPTIONIntroductionRoll-to-Roll Nanoimprint LithographyDynamic Nano-InscriptionSummarySOLVENT-ASSISTED MOLDINGThe Principle of Solvent-Assisted MoldingSolvent-Assisted Molding with a Good SolventSolvent-Assisted Molding with a Poor SolventOther TechniquesApplications of Solvent-Assisted MoldingConclusionsSOFT LITHOGRAPHY AND VARIANTSIntroductionKey Features of Soft LithographyMicrocontact Printing of Self-Assembled MonolayersSoft Molding TechniquesSummaryPART II: Writing and PrintingTRANSFER PRINTING PROCESSESIntroductionTechniquesKey Issues in Transfer Printing MethodsAdvantages and DisadvantagesApplicationsDIRECT-WRITE ASSEMBLY OF 3D POLYMERIC STRUCTURESIntroductionPolyelectrolyte InksSilk Fibroin InksHydrogel InksOpportunities and ChallengesPART III: Laser ScanningTHREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFABRICATION BY TWO-PHOTON POLYMERIZATIONIntroductionFundamentalsMaterialsExperimental SetupResolutionMicrostructures: Properties and CharacterizationApplicationsLimitations and Future DirectionsLASER MICROMACHINING OF POLYMERSIntroductionPrinciples of Beam-Matter Interaction in Ablation ProcessesLaser Ablation of PolymersLaser-Induced RougheningGenerative Laser ProcessesConclusionPART IV: Self OrganizationCOLLODAL POLYMER PATTERNINGIntroductionEmulsion PolymerizationForces and Mechanisms in Polymer DispersionPolymer Patterns from Colloidal SuspensionsSummary and OutlookDIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY OF BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMSIntroductionEnergetics of the Basic Directed Assembly SystemExamples of Directed AssemblyConclusionSURFACE INSTABILITY AND PATTERN FORMATION IN THIN POLYMER FILMSIntroductionOrigin of Surface InstabilityPolymer Thin Film DewettingDewetting on Patterned SubstratesInstability due to Externally Imposed

Aránzazu del Campo is Minerva Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung (Mainz, Germany) and heads the independent research group "Active Surfaces and Materials". She received her PhD in Chemistry from the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (Madrid, Spain) in 2000. She then joined the Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung as Marie Curie Fellow to work in the field of surface chemistry and nanotechnology. After a short stay at the Universitá degli Studi di Urbino (Italy), she became Research Group Leader at the Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung in 2005 (Stuttgart, Germany) and at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (Saarbrücken, Germany) in 2008.Eduard Arzt is Scientific Director and Chairman at INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials in Saarbrücken and holds the Chair for New Materials at Saarland University. He obtained his PhD in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1980. After a postdoctoral stay at the University of Cambridge, he led a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart. From 1990 to 2007, he was a Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, and Professor for Metal Physics at the University of Stuttgart. He has been Visiting Professor at Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and maintains strong links to the international materials community.

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