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Micro-fiber arrays with tip coating and transfer method for preparing same
Present invention describes a patterned and coated micro- and nano-scale fibers elastomeric material for enhanced adhesion in wet or dry environments. A multi-step fabrication process including optical lithography, micromolding, polymer synthesis, dipping, stamping, and photopolymerization is described to produce uniform arrays of micron-scale fibers with mushroom-shaped tips coated with a thin layer of an intrinsically adhesive synthetic polymer, such as lightly crosslinked p(DMA-co-MEA).
@patent{sitti2015micro, title = {Micro-fiber arrays with tip coating and transfer method for preparing same}, abstract = {Present invention describes a patterned and coated micro- and nano-scale fibers elastomeric material for enhanced adhesion in wet or dry environments. A multi-step fabrication process including optical lithography, micromolding, polymer synthesis, dipping, stamping, and photopolymerization is described to produce uniform arrays of micron-scale fibers with mushroom-shaped tips coated with a thin layer of an intrinsically adhesive synthetic polymer, such as lightly crosslinked p(DMA-co-MEA).}, month = jul, year = {2015}, note = {US Patent 9,079,215}, slug = {sitti2015micro}, author = {Sitti, Metin and Washburn, Newell Raymond and Glass, Paul Samuel and Chung, Hoyong}, month_numeric = {7} }