微接触印刷法制造聚合物多层次准三维立体微结构

直接用聚合物稀溶液作为“印墨”进行微接触印刷,制作了诸如聚苯乙烯和聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯等聚合物的微细结构,通过重复交叉盖印得到多层次准三维立体微结构,并用可聚合的双(甲苯磺酸)-2,4-己二炔-1,6-二醇脂的丙酮稀溶液作微接触印刷,观察了微条纹上的聚合.对聚合物溶液的微接触印刷的过程中溶剂挥发等因素的影响进行了观察分析,结果表明,溶剂挥发时间对微图形的准确复制是十分重要的,过长或过短的溶剂挥发时间都不利于得到清晰精确的微结构.     

毛细微模塑法制作聚合物微球的有序结构

用毛细微模塑法在玻璃基片上组装了聚苯乙烯微球紧密的有序阵列 .扫描电镜观察了组装后的微球排列 .结果表明 ,在毛细通道的出口端 ,聚苯乙烯的微球堆积得紧密有序 .毛细通道的尺寸 ,环境温度和聚合物微球乳液的浓度是毛细微模塑法的主要影响因素 .     

TiO2微图纹结构的制作

用软刻蚀技术中具有代表性的方法———微模塑法和转移微模塑法 ,在普通光学玻璃表面成功制备出TiO2 微阵列结构 .首先 ,以钛酸四丁酯为前驱物 ,通过溶胶 凝胶法合成出TiO2 溶胶 ,然后用表面带有微图纹的有机硅橡胶PDMS作为弹性印章分别对所制得的TiO2 溶胶进行微模塑及转移微模塑加工 ,在 70℃下溶胶凝胶 ,进而让凝胶材料在 5 5 0℃下焙烧 2h得到TiO2 微结构 .用光学显微镜对所得到的微结构进行了显微观察 ,显微照片显示 ,微模塑法和转移微模塑法在制备材料微结构方面复制精细度和重复率都比较令人满意 .同时 ,还初步探讨了影响最终图纹复制效果的凝胶温度、外加压力及模板等因素     

微模塑法制备PMMA/SiO2二氧化硅杂化材料微结构

以摩尔比为 1∶1的甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)、甲基丙烯酸 (3 三乙氧基硅烷基 )丙酯 (ESMA)单体、0 .2 %(单体总量的质量分数 )的偶氮二异丁腈AIBN引发剂和四氢呋喃 (THF)溶剂 ,及 2 0 % (总质量分数 )的正硅酸乙酯TEOS合成出PMMA/SiO2 有机 无机杂化的杂化溶胶 .将溶胶在洗净的普通光学玻璃基片表面甩膜 .利用软刻蚀中的微模塑法 ,把有机硅弹性印章复制有精细图纹一面轻放在杂化溶胶膜上进行微模塑 ,外加 1N压力于12 0℃下处理 2h使溶胶凝胶化 .印章剥离后在基片表面就形成了PMMA/SiO2 有机 无机杂化材料的微图纹结构 .从微图纹的光学显微镜照片可以看出微模塑方法制备杂化材料复制的图纹精细度高 ,操作简单易行 ,是一类比较理想的微细图纹结构加工的方法 .     

用软刻蚀方法制备PbS纳米晶复合聚丙烯酸微图形

利用软刻蚀方法制备了包裹有硫化铅纳米颗粒的聚丙烯酸微图形 .首先通过毛细微模塑法制备了丙烯酸铅的微条纹 ,并使之在γ射线引发下固态聚合 ,最后用硫化钠溶液处理聚合物微条纹 ,将铅离子转化为包埋在聚合物体系中的硫化铅颗粒 ,得到了包裹有硫化铅纳米颗粒的高清晰度的聚丙烯酸微图形 .利用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱仪 (XPS)、透射电镜 (TEM)对其结构和性质进行了表征 .结果表明包埋在聚合物体系中的PbS颗粒直径小于 2 0nm .     

溶胀后的弹性印章进行毛细微模塑

用溶胀后的聚二甲基硅氧烷弹性印章进行毛细微模塑,得到了聚苯乙烯丙酮溶液的微四方点阵图案．较少的PS溶液滴加量会造成孤立不相连的微点阵图形．同时还获得了由于在收缩过程中各部分溶剂挥发速度不一造成的特殊的微点阵图案．     

四方阵列聚苯乙烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯微结构光纤的制造与光学特性

用聚苯乙烯光纤填充625孔聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯微结构光纤预制棒中的空气孔制备了新型微结构光纤预制棒.拉伸后得到了四方阵列聚苯乙烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯微结构聚合物光纤.该光纤的纵方向可以作为传递图像介质,而纵截面上折射率的周期性结构可以作为透射光栅使用,该光栅产生的moiré条纹可以用于测量小角度移动.     

反相微乳液模板原位聚合制备纳米氯化银/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯及其结构表征

用甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)作油相 ,反相胶束微乳液作为模板 ,制备了纳米氯化银 (AgCl)粒子 ,再进行原位聚合制备了纳米氯化银 /聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (AgCl/PMMA)复合材料 .透射电镜 (TEM )分析表明 ,纳米AgCl的尺寸为 2 0～ 80nm .扫描电镜 (SEM )测试表明纳米AgCl粒子均匀地存在于PMMA基材中 .红外分析证明 ,胶束中水和表面活性剂AOT的羰基在MMA聚合后微观环境发生变化 ,纳米粒子同聚合物之间有吸附行为 .动态力学 (DMTA)分析复合材料 ,发现纳米AgCl粒子与聚合物之间存在强烈相互作用 ,形成了中间相层 (interphaselayer) ,改变了聚合物的动态力学性能 .     

ICF分解实验中的平面调制靶

 介绍采用多次电镀Ni图形转移工艺将激光干涉法获得的耦合在光刻胶表面的起伏图形进行复制以获得Ni基图形转移模板, 并进一步将表面起伏图形复制到聚苯乙烯薄膜的表面, 以获得具有表面起伏图形的平面调制靶。为提高图形转移的精度、研究电镀图形转移工艺和聚苯乙烯薄膜图形复制工艺对表面起伏图形转移精度的影响, 以扫描电子显微镜对整个图形转移流程进行监控, 比较光刻胶表面图形, 一次、二次电镀转移图形和转移到聚苯乙烯上图形的形貌。     

侧照明实验用平面调制微靶的制备及参数测量

 介绍了用于侧照明实验研究瑞利-泰勒流体力学不稳定性(Rayleigh-Taylor instability)实验的聚苯乙烯和铝平面调制微靶的制备工艺。通过图形转移，靶型切割和装配工艺的控制，结合靶参数测量，获得了厚度在几十μm、表面具有波长50 μm和55 μm、振幅从几到几十μm、微靶宽度约为200 μm、剖面正弦调制图形清晰的两种靶型。     

Patterning and modification of PDMS surface through laser micromachining of silicon masters and molding

We describe preparation of micro patterned PDMS sample surfaces and their chemical modification for the purposes of increased hydrophobicity. The process includes ablation of micrometer sized patterns on a silicon master by pulsed radiation from a Nd:YAG laser, transfer of the patterns to PDMS through molding, and chemical modification of the topmost surface layers of the polymer sample by further laser irradiation and UV/ozone treatment. The samples were characterized by XPS, FTIR, contact angle measurements, optical microscopy and SEM. The study shows the feasibility of the method to manufacture regular patterns with micron-sized cylindrical pillars and to control surface composition. In the absence of chemical modification of the surfaces due to preparation, we compare the effect of increased roughness on the contact angle with theoretically predicted values. Samples with patterned and chemically modified surfaces due to UV/ozone treatment show reduced hydrophobicity. PACS 52.38.Mf; 81.65.Cf; 81.05.Lg     

Entropy-mediated patterning of surfactant-coated nanoparticles and surfaces

We perform atomistic and mesoscale simulations to explain the origin of experimentally observed stripelike patterns formed by immiscible ligands coadsorbed on the surfaces of gold and silver nanoparticles. We show that when the conformational entropy gained via this morphology is sufficient, microphase-separated stripelike patterns form. When the entropic gain is not sufficient, we instead predict bulk phase-separated Janus particles. We also show corroborating experimental results that confirm our simulational predictions that stripes form on flat surfaces as well as on curved nanoparticle surfaces.     

Nanocomposite‐based stretchable optics

Stretchable and conformable optical devices open up very exciting perspectives for the fabrication of systems incorporating diffracting and optical power in a single element. Supersonic cluster beam implantation of silver nanoparticles in an elastomeric substrate grooved by molding allows effective fabrication of cheap and simple stretchable optical elements able to withstand thousands of deformations and stretching cycles without any degradation of their optical properties. The nanocomposite‐based reflective optical devices were characterized both morphologically and optically showing excellent performances and stability compared to similar devices fabricated with standard techniques. The nanocomposite‐based devices can therefore be applied to arbitrary curved nonoptical grade surfaces in order to achieve optical power and to minimize aberrations like astigmatism. The high resilience of the nanocomposite material on which the devices are based allows them to be peeled and reused multiple times.     

Boundary reflection from curved liquid surfaces and its application

A boundary light reflection from curved liquid surfaces was discovered. Due to the wetting effect, the liquid surface near the plate which was inserted into the liquid was deformed. When a collimated light beam vertically illumined the curved liquid surface, special reflective patterns of a strip-shape dark region in the center and the visibility interference fringes on both sides was observed for the up-curved liquid surface. The width of the dark region increases with the decreasing width of the incident beam. The relation of the dark region width and the incident beam width was derived theoretically. The slope and the height of curved liquid surface were obtained directly from measuring the dark central region width of the reflection pattern and the incident beam width. Furthermore, the analytic expression of the profile of the curved liquid surface was derived. As a result, it shows that an effective and practical technique for measuring the characterization of curved liquid surface was found.     

Prediction of Heat Conduction with Phase-change Effects during Cooling Stage of Injection Molding of High-density Polyethylene: Approximate Integral Approach

Phase-change problems, also known as the “Stefan problems” or “moving-boundary problems,” are practically significant in modern technological and engineering fields. Injection molding, one of the most widely used polymer processing techniques, can be divided into three stages: filling, packing, and cooling. The cooling stage, which accounts for over three fourths of total molding cycles, greatly affects both productivity and quality of the molded articles. In this work, an approximate integral method was adopted to predict the transient heat conduction with phase-change effects during the cooling stage of injection molding of crystalline polymers. Experiments were conducted to compare with the calculated results, and reasonable agreement was obtained. It was concluded that the present modeling makes good predictions for the cooling stage of injection molding of crystalline polymers, which may be applicable to further studies on the microstructure evolutions during injection molding process as well as the optimal designs in industrial applications.     

Fabrication and characterization of a biomimetic polarization selective lens

Incorporating optical structures on curved lens surfaces can improve performance, consolidate functions, and create novel, miniaturized devices. Although commonly found in biological systems, patterning of micro- and nano-optical structures on curved surfaces is challenging for conventional methods. Previous works have demonstrated the ability to pattern curved surfaces but have done little to create functioning devices. In this Letter, we describe a novel spray-coating technique coupled with interferometric exposure and dry etching to create near-IR wire-grid polarizers on convex lens surfaces. Experimental measurements show extinction ratios of >40:1 and transmission values of >80%, which are comparable to modeled results of similar polarizers on flat surfaces.     

Application of ESPI-method for strain analysis in thin wall cylinders

The Centre for Industrial and Engineering Optics, DIT, Ireland, have recently developed and applied new optical techniques for the measurement of mechanical strain, one of which was based on electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI). The accuracy of this optical technique when used on flat surfaces is well established. In this research the technique is tested on curved surfaces, and results are compared with the theoretical hoop strain as predicted by the bi-axial strain equation modified for the thin cylinder, and by those obtained by electrical resistance strain gauge (ERSG) undoubtedly the principal method of measuring mechanical strain. For testing procedures, a special unit was designed and produced for holding and loading the thin cylinder. Also the basic equation for hoop strain by ESPI for flat surfaces was modified for applications on curved surfaces.Thin cylinder hoop strain obtained by ESPI and calculated by a modified equation show remarkably good correlation to the predicted theoretical value as well as to the results obtained by ERSG. Since the ESPI theory was originally developed for use on flat surfaces, there are reasonable grounds for further investigating this relationship especially where curved surfaces are involved.     

Ablation of Transparent Materials Using Excimer Lasers for Photonic Applications

For many years, the development of effective ablation or laser machining techniques for making micro-optical components has been the key factor in the birth of new photonic devices and systems. In this article, the ablation characteristics of two types of the most important transparent materials, transparent polymers and glasses, are studied. Simple shaped microcavities are first machined for studying the fundamental ablation parameters, including threshold fluence, effective absorption coefficient, and ablation rate. In studying polymer ablation, five standard grades and five proprietary polymeric compounds are selected. Ablation techniques using these transparent polymers for making arrayed ferrules and curved microlenses are presented. Applications of these ablated microstructures for optical fiber connectors, optical fiber coupling and alignment, and transparent chip encapsulants, are introduced and demonstrated with emphasis on the quality of the ablated profiles and dimensions to satisfy the required performance. In glass ablation, borosilicate glasses are considered and their associated ablation behaviors are studied. The procedures to ablate glass-based arrayed microstructures with flat and curved surfaces are described. The utilizations of these arrayed microstructures for optical waveguide, wave absorber, and beam guider, are specifically discussed. Finally, concluding remakes for future trends are presented.     

Fabrication of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites with structural gradient from sheath-core type bicomponent fibers

Sheath-core type bicomponent fibers of polypropylene (PP) as a sheath component and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) as a core component were prepared by the highspeed melt spinning process. Continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites, in which TLCP acts as a reinforcing fiber and PP as a matrix polymer, were fabricated by the compression molding of these fibers. In the melt spinning, the attainable highest take-up velocity of TLCP was improved by co-processing with PP. Tensile modulus and strength of the TLCP component in the PP/TLCP bicomponent fibers increased with an increase in the take-up velocity. Comparison of wide-angle X-ray diffraction patterns of starting bicomponent fibers and fabricated composites indicated that the orientation relaxation of TLCP did not occur in the compression molding process. Accordingly, the tensile modulus and strength of the PP/TLCP composites were similar to those of the bicomponent fibers. Continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites with various types of fiber content distributions were fabricated from the bicomponent fibers in which sheath-core composition was changed gradually in the spinning process. In the three-point bending test, the composites with two different types of symmetric structural gradients, one with higher TLCP fiber content near the surfaces than in the center and the other with higher TLCP content in the center than near the surfaces, exhibited different flexural moduli even though the overall TLCP contents were comparable. In the three-point bending test of a composite with asymmetric structural gradient, the yielding behavior and maximum flexural load varied depending on the direction of load application although the initial flexural moduli were similar.