Injection molding of high-precision optical lenses: A review

C Peixoto, PT Valentim, PC Sousa, D Dias… - Precision …, 2022 - Elsevier
Injection molding (IM) is the most efficient mass production technology for manufacturing
polymers in complex and detailed geometries with high precision. Although, with the …

Biologically inspired artificial eyes and photonics

JJ Kim, H Liu, AO Ashtiani, H Jiang - Reports on Progress in …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Natural visual systems have inspired scientists and engineers to mimic their intriguing
features for the development of advanced photonic devices that can provide better solutions …

Nanopillar polymer films as antibacterial packaging materials

DP Linklater, S Saita, T Murata… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This work presents a comprehensive analytical survey of the antibacterial and antibiofouling
properties of sub-100-nanometer scale nanopatterned polymers fabricated using scalable …

Micro-nano hierarchical pillar array structures prepared on curved surfaces by nanoimprinting using flexible molds from anodic porous alumina and their application to …

T Yanagishita, T Sou, H Masuda - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible molds with micro-nano hierarchical structures on the surface were fabricated by a
two-step template process using anodic porous alumina as a starting material. The obtained …

Mirror-finished superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces modified by anodic alumina nanofibers and self-assembled monolayers

D Nakajima, T Kikuchi, S Natsui, RO Suzuki - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
We demonstrate mirror-finished superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces fabricated via the
formation of anodic alumina nanofibers and subsequent modification with self-assembled …

Antireflective glass nanoholes on optical lenses

Y Lee, SI Bae, J Eom, HC Suh, KH Jeong - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Antireflective structures, inspired from moth eyes, are still reserved for practical use due to
their large-area nanofabrication and mechanical stability. Here we report an antireflective …

Controllable wet etching of porous anodic alumina toward highly ordered hierarchical interfaces

C Wang, R Shao, G Wang, J Zhao, Z Sha… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anisotropic etching is a powerful technique for fabrication of micro/nanostructures. However,
methods used to perform anisotropic etching, are very limited and costly. Wet chemical …

Capillary effect enhancement in a plastic capillary tube by nanostructured surface

K Kurihara, R Hokari, N Takada - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
We investigated the enhancement of the capillary effect in a plastic capillary tube using only
a nanostructured surface. Since plastic is a hydrophobic material, the capillary effect does …

Preparation of renewable antireflection moth-eye surfaces by nanoimprinting using anodic porous alumina molds

T Yanagishita, T Kondo, H Masuda - Journal of Vacuum Science & …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Renewable antireflection surfaces were formed by the lamination of polymer thin films with
moth-eye structured surfaces. Moth-eye structures were prepared by nanoimprinting using …

Antimicrobial Activity of Anodic Porous Alumina with Controlled Surface Structures

T Murata, K Yamaguchi, T Yanagishita - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The antimicrobial properties of anodic porous alumina (APA) formed by the anodization of Al
substrates were evaluated. APA surfaces with needle-like projections fabricated under …