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The scale-up of material microstructuring: from scanning probes to self-assembly

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The behaviour of materials is governed by their microstructures, whether they are naturally occurring or artificially designed. Engineered microstructures lead to materials with new and useful functions, but their real-world application requires scalable microstructuring methods for production. This review discusses several principles of fabrication and their scalability. Replication by imprint and multiplexed probes are obvious candidates for scale-up, but they limit the choice of materials. The assembly of interacting particles is a promising, scalable fabrication method. A wide range of materials can be obtained as particles which assemble into regular superstructures, but large-scale structuring at high precision and yield as yet remains a challenge.

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The author thanks Marleen Kamperman and Eoin Murray for helpful discussions and Eduard Arzt for his continuous support.

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Kraus, T. The scale-up of material microstructuring: from scanning probes to self-assembly. Monatsh Chem 141, 1267–1272 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-010-0364-7

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