Real-time imaging of invisible micron-scale monolayer patterns on a moving web using condensation figures

X Du, D Hardt, B Anthony - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Printing of Hexadecanethiol (HDT) on thin gold substrates is the most common form of
microcontact printing using self-assembled monolayers. The ability to visualize the HDT gold …

Consistent optical surface inspection based on open environment droplet size-controlled condensation figures

J Yan, R Ma, X Du - Measurement Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Condensation figure (CF) is a simple and cost-effective method to inspect patterns and
defects on product surfaces. This inspection method is based on energy differentials on …

Microcontact printing with octadecanethiol

RB Bass, AW Lichtenberger - Applied Surface Science, 2004 - Elsevier
We investigate various alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer inks for microcontact printing
patterns on gold substrates. Our research compares hexadecanethiol with an alkanethiol of …

High-speed microcontact printing

JA Helmuth, H Schmid, R Stutz… - Journal of the …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We have demonstrated microcontact printing (μCP) of self-assembled monolayers in the
millisecond regime. The contact formation and separation of the stamp and substrate was …

Structural characterization of microcontact printed arrays of hexa (ethylene glycol)-terminated alkanethiols on gold

Y Zhou, R Valiokas, B Liedberg - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
This paper reports on the structural characteristics of microcontact printed oligo (ethylene
glycol)-terminated alkanethiol layers, HS (CH2) 15CONH−(CH2CH2O) 6− H (hereafter …

Printing small dots from large drops

EL Talbot, HN Yow, L Yang, A Berson… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Printing of droplets of pure solvents containing suspended solids typically leads to a ring
stain due to convective transport of the particles toward the contact line during evaporation …

Effect of relative humidity on contact angle and particle deposition morphology of an evaporating colloidal drop

VH Chhasatia, AS Joshi, Y Sun - Applied Physics Letters, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The deposition behavior of inkjet-printed aqueous colloidal drops on a glass substrate has
been investigated by using fluorescence microscopy and a high resolution goniometer. Real …

Stamp recyclable contact printing of liquid droplet matrix on various surfaces

S Wang, K Zhang, M Wu, J Chen, L Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A direct printing of liquid droplet matrix on various surfaces is demonstrated using a stamp
that can be recycled for over 100 times. The technique can be applied to pattern functional …

Microcontact printing with a cylindrical rolling stamp: A practical step toward automatic manufacturing of patterns with submicrometer‐sized features

Y Xia, D Qin, GM Whitesides - Advanced Materials, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Microcontant printing using self‐assembled monolayers has been extended to the
patterning of large areas by the introduction of a rolling elastomeric stamp (see Figure). The …

Droplet-Mediated Deterministic Microtransfer Printing: Water as a Temporary Adhesive

SH Hwang, J Lee, DY Khang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
Deterministic transfer printing of solid objects has been introduced and demonstrated, where
capillary force based on water droplet has been utilized. Droplets on pickup head form …