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Decoration of Ultramicrotome-Cut Polymers with Silver Nanoparticles: Effect of Post-Deposition Laser Treatment

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卷 15, 期 24, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15248950

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optomechanical manipulation; plasmon resonance; silver nanoparticles; polyethylene terephthalate; polyether etherketone; surface morphology

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Ultramicrotome cutting is a useful tool for preparing thin polymeric films, allowing for decreased surface roughness and the recording of morphological changes during processing. In this study, PET and PEEK polymers were modified using a KrF excimer laser and decorated with AgNPs. The laser irradiation resulted in ripple-like structures on PET and worm-like structures on PEEK, both covered by AgNPs. The technique shows potential for direct polymer writing and the preparation of stimuli-responsive nanoporous membranes.
Today, ultramicrotome cutting is a practical tool, which is frequently applied in the preparation of thin polymeric films. One of the advantages of such a technique is the decrease in surface roughness, which enables an effective recording of further morphological changes of polymeric surfaces during their processing. In view of this, we report on ultramicrotome-cut polymers (PET, PEEK) modified by a KrF excimer laser with simultaneous decoration by AgNPs. The samples were immersed into AgNP colloid, in which they were exposed to polarized laser light. As a result, both polymers changed their surface morphology while simultaneously being decorated with AgNPs. KrF laser irradiation of the samples resulted in the formation of ripple-like structures on the surface of PET and worm-like ones in the case of PEEK. Both polymers were homogeneously covered by AgNPs. The selected area of the samples was then irradiated by a violet semiconductor laser from the confocal laser scanning microscope with direct control of the irradiated area. Various techniques, such as AFM, FEGSEM, and CLSM were used to visualize the irradiated area. After irradiation, the reverse pyramid was formed for both types of polymers. PET samples exhibited thicker transparent reverse pyramids, whereas PEEK samples showed thinner brownish ones. We believe that his technique can be effectively used for direct polymer writing or the preparation of stimuli-responsive nanoporous membranes.

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