Solventless ordering of colloidal particles through application of patterned elastomeric stamps under pressure

Kahp Y. Suh, Hyunsik Yoon, Hong H. Lee, Ali Khademhosseini, Robert Langer

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Abstract

The ordering of polystyrene beads which occurs when pressure is applied to the colloidal particles between solid substrate was studied. The patterned elastomeric stamp which occurs while maintaining the temperature above the particle's glass transition temperature was analyzed. A simple two-dimensional squeeze flow theory which successfully explained the effects of pressure, temperature, size of beads, and stamp geometries on the ordering times was used for calculating the filling time. It was found that the particles migrate by means of physical pressure under high temperature and not through the action of convective assembly as in evaporating films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2643-2645
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume85
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Sep 2004

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