Journal
RSC ADVANCES
Volume 11, Issue 24, Pages 14562-14567Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02688g
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- Japan Science and Technology Agency [JPMJTR20T6]
- MEXT [26102515, 18H04512]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18H04512] Funding Source: KAKEN
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Soft and deformable elastomer microspheres exhibit a non-close-packed arrangement on solid substrates after water evaporation, with thin films of non-close-packed structures successfully generated using the Langmuir-Blodgett method. These findings may improve nano-science and technology for precise control in surface patterning.
Unlike rigid microparticles, soft and deformable elastomer (rubber) microspheres were found to exhibit a non-close-packed arrangement on solid substrates after the evaporation of water from their dispersions. The microscopic observation revealed that individual microspheres are ordered in regular intervals at the air/water interface of a sessile droplet and remain fixed on the substrate without being affected by the capillary forces during evaporation due to their deformability. Moreover, using the Langmuir-Blodgett method, thin films of non-close-packed structures could be successfully generated over large areas. Our findings may potentially help to control the arranged structures of elastomer microspheres, which can be expected to improve the nano-science and technology for the precise control for e.g. surface patterning.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available