Hydrophilic poly (dimethylsloxane) stamps for microcontact printing

Authors
Delamarche, E Geissler, M Bernard, A Wolf, H Michel, B Hilborn, J Donzel, C
Citation
E. Delamarche et al., Hydrophilic poly (dimethylsloxane) stamps for microcontact printing, ADVAN MATER, 13(15), 2001, pp. 1164
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,"Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
ADVANCED MATERIALS
ISSN journal
09359648 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
15
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(20010803)13:15<1164:HP(SFM>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Poly(dimethylsiloxane) stamps for microcontact printing with polar inks, wh ich no longer need to be reactivated after each printing step, are revealed . The silicone surface is modified by linking a hydrophilic polyethylene gl ycol chain to SiOH groups created on the surface of the stamp. While stamps that are oxidized conventionally become useless 3 h after their preparatio n (Figure top), the PEG-modified stamps can still print high-quality patter ns after 20 days (Figure bottom).