Micro-fiber arrays with tip coating and transfer method for preparing same

2015

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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},
  author = {Sitti, Metin and Washburn, Newell Raymond and Glass, Paul Samuel and Chung, Hoyong},
  month = jul,
  year = {2015},
  note = {US Patent 9,079,215},
  doi = {},
  month_numeric = {7}
}