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Rapid and mask-less laser-processing technique for the fabrication of microstructures in polydimethylsiloxane

Rapid and mask-less laser-processing technique for the fabrication of microstructures in polydimethylsiloxane
Rapid and mask-less laser-processing technique for the fabrication of microstructures in polydimethylsiloxane
We report a rapid laser-based method for structuring polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the micron-scale. This mask-less method uses a digital multi-mirror device as a spatial light modulator to produce a given spatial intensity pattern to create arbitrarily shaped structures via either ablation or multi-photon photo-polymerisation in a master substrate, which is subsequently used to cast the complementary patterns in PDMS. This patterned PDMS mould was then used for micro-contact printing of ink and biological molecules.
ablation, photo-polymerisation, digital multi-mirror, laser material processing, microstructure fabrication, micro-contact printing
0169-4332
125-129
Sones, C.L.
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Katis, I.N.
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Feinäugle, M.
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Mosayyebi, Ali
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Butement, J.
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Eason, R.W.
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Sones, C.L., Katis, I.N., Mills, B., Feinäugle, M., Mosayyebi, Ali, Butement, J. and Eason, R.W. (2014) Rapid and mask-less laser-processing technique for the fabrication of microstructures in polydimethylsiloxane. Applied Surface Science, 298, 125-129. (doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.138).

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We report a rapid laser-based method for structuring polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the micron-scale. This mask-less method uses a digital multi-mirror device as a spatial light modulator to produce a given spatial intensity pattern to create arbitrarily shaped structures via either ablation or multi-photon photo-polymerisation in a master substrate, which is subsequently used to cast the complementary patterns in PDMS. This patterned PDMS mould was then used for micro-contact printing of ink and biological molecules.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 1 February 2014
Published date: 15 April 2014
Keywords: ablation, photo-polymerisation, digital multi-mirror, laser material processing, microstructure fabrication, micro-contact printing
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 362748
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/362748
ISSN: 0169-4332
PURE UUID: e023e63f-523c-4077-bf37-76afa56a4311
ORCID for I.N. Katis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2016-557X
ORCID for B. Mills: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-1012
ORCID for Ali Mosayyebi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0901-6546
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2014 12:02
Last modified: 14 Dec 2024 02:54

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Author: C.L. Sones
Author: I.N. Katis ORCID iD
Author: B. Mills ORCID iD
Author: M. Feinäugle
Author: Ali Mosayyebi ORCID iD
Author: J. Butement
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD

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