2003
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200290068
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Formation of Regular Hole Pattern in Polymer Films

Abstract: Ordered macroporous materials recently have attracted much attention. A method that utilizes the condensation of monodisperse water droplets on a polymer solution is proposed for the preparation of honeycomb microporous films. Our results show that it is a general method that can be used for patterning a wide range of polymers. The presence of water vapor and polymer is necessary for the formation of regular holes in films. The formation of hexagonal packing instead of other kinds of packing takes place becaus… Show more

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“…With this study, the authors also discussed the reasons for the selection of hexagonal packing instead of other packing kinds and attributed this behavior to its having the lowest free energy. 151 Peng et al also examined the various factors influencing the pore formation process and hole sizes such as polymer molecular weight, solvent properties, and humidity to gain a better understanding of the pore formation mechanism. 152 PS having different molecular weights and toluene, chloroform, carbon disulfide, and tetrahydrofuran solvents were studied.…”
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“…With this study, the authors also discussed the reasons for the selection of hexagonal packing instead of other packing kinds and attributed this behavior to its having the lowest free energy. 151 Peng et al also examined the various factors influencing the pore formation process and hole sizes such as polymer molecular weight, solvent properties, and humidity to gain a better understanding of the pore formation mechanism. 152 PS having different molecular weights and toluene, chloroform, carbon disulfide, and tetrahydrofuran solvents were studied.…”
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“…The first report of breath figures films was based on polystyrene [31], then others polymeric structures have been progressively used to introduce physical properties or more advanced characteristics to the whole film such as optical grade poly (methyl methacrylate) [149], flexible polydimethylsiloxane [150], biocompatible and biodegradable polycaprolactone [73], thermally stable polyimide [151], or even conjugated polymers [152] with electronic and optical properties useful for solar and optoelectronic devices. …”
Section: Functionality Homogeneously Distributedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, this still requires expensive lithography devices. [1] As an alternative route, template-induced lithography using self-organized colloidal particles, [2] block copolymers, [3] emulsions, [4] and selfassembled monolayered molecules [5] has been developed for simple and cheap nanometer-scale pattern formation. Colloidal lithography (CL) uses self-assembled arrays of colloidal particles as sacrificial masks, and various functional materials are deposited through the interstitial pores between the particles.…”
Section: Multiscale Nanopatterns Templated From Two-dimensional Assemmentioning
confidence: 99%