Thin Metal Films: A Method to Form Smooth Films of Liquid Metal Supported by Elastomeric Substrate (Adv. Sci. 10/2018)
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Abstract
In article number 1800256, Arthur Hirsch and Stéphanie P. Lacour engineer the surface chemistry and topography of silicone rubber (PDMS) with micro-structured pillars and a gold pre-coating layer to produce gallium super-lyophilic substrates. Physical vapor deposition of gallium leads to the formation of smooth and homogeneous films by imbibition of the surface topography rather than coalescence and formation of gallium drops. By capillarity, gallium accumulates in between the pillars up to their top surface, forming a smooth film.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
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Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces Institute of Microengineering Institute of Bioengineering Centre for Neuroprosthetics École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1202 Geneva Switzerland
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