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Molecules for Microcontact Printing

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Alternative Lithography

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Abstract

Microcontact printing (μCP), pioneered by Whitesides and coworkers,1–4 is a convenient technique for the replication of patterns on surfaces. Figure 1 shows the general princi-ples of μCP First, an elastomeric stamp is prepared from an already existing patterned surface, called the master, by covering the surface with a liquid prepolymer (usually poly(dimethylsiloxane), PDMS) followed by curing. The hardened elastomeric stamp is peeled off the master and inked with a solution of an ink, i.e. the molecule of choice to be printed. The solvent is evaporated off and the stamp is brought into contact with the substrate thus transferring the ink from the stamp to the surface at the contacted areas only. The ink forms a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) at these areas. This leaves a patterned surface on which the master patterns have been replicated.

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Huskens, J., Liebau, M., Reinhoudt, D.N. (2003). Molecules for Microcontact Printing. In: Sotomayor Torres, C.M. (eds) Alternative Lithography. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9204-8_9

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