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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 37-48Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2008.0029
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING [R21EB003793] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIBIB NIH HHS [R21 EB003793, R21 EB003793-03] Funding Source: Medline
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Surface modification of the elastomer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) by exposure to oxygen plasma for four minutes creates a thin, stiff film. In this study, the thickness and mechanical properties of this surface-modified layer were determined. Using the phase image capabilities of a tapping-mode atomic force microscope (AFM), the surface-modified region was distinguished from the bulk PDMS; specifically, it suggested a graded surface layer to a depth of about 200 nm. Load-displacement data for elastic indentation using a compliant AFM cantilever was analyzed as a plate bending on an elastic foundation to determine the elastic modulus of the surface (37 MPa). An applied uniaxial strain generated a series of parallel nanocracks with spacing on the order of a few microns. Numerical analyses of this cracking phenomenon showed that the depth of these cracks was in the range of 300-600 nm and that the surface layer was extremely brittle, with toughness in the range of 0.1-0.3 J/m(2).
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