Micro-nanostructured polymer surfaces using injection molding: A review

K Maghsoudi, R Jafari, G Momen… - Materials today …, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro injection molding is in great demand due to its efficiency and applicability for industry.
Polymer surfaces having micro-nanostructures can be produced using injection molding …

Advances in precision micro/nano-electroforming: a state-of-the-art review

H Zhang, N Zhang, M Gilchrist… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Micro/nano-electroforming has received considerable interest from various industry sectors
as an advanced micro-manufacturing technique that offers high dimensional precision and …

Manufacturing of multiscale structured surfaces

E Brinksmeier, B Karpuschewski, J Yan… - CIRP Annals, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiscale structured surfaces are a way to provide advanced, otherwise not attainable
functionality on a technical part. Applications of such parts can be manifold, and numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production

H Cong, N Zhang - Biomicrofluidics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Transforming lab research into a sustainable business is becoming a trend in the
microfluidic field. However, there are various challenges during the translation process due …

Bulk metallic glasses for implantable medical devices and surgical tools

P Meagher, ED O'Cearbhaill, JH Byrne… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing knowledge of the materials science of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) and
improvements in their properties and processing, they have started to become candidate …

Microfluidics for porous systems: fabrication, microscopy and applications

A Gerami, Y Alzahid, P Mostaghimi… - Transport in Porous …, 2019 - Springer
No matter how sophisticated the structures are and on what length scale the pore sizes are,
fluid displacement in porous media can be visualized, captured, mimicked and optimized …

[HTML][HTML] Precision electroforming of nickel nanocomposite mould for defects-free demoulding in polymer micro replication: surface properties, performance validation …

T Guan, S Zaki, PD Haasbroek, T Mao, R Yu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microinjection moulding and micro/nano hot embossing are two promising manufacturing
processes for the mass production of polymer workpieces with micro/nano structures …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of two-dimensional WS2/nickel nanocomposites via electroforming for high-performance micro/nano mould tools

T Guan, H Zhang, F Fang, N Zhang - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce the adhesion and friction between polymer and mould surfaces during polymeric
micro/nano structures replication, we have used tungsten disulfide (WS 2) nanosheets to …

Characterization of stereolithography printed soft tooling for micro injection molding

D Dempsey, S McDonald, D Masato, C Barry - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of microfeature-enabled devices, such as microfluidic platforms and anti-fouling
surfaces, has grown in both potential and application in recent years. Injection molding is an …

The use of variotherm systems for microinjection molding

Q Su, N Zhang, MD Gilchrist - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microinjection molding (μIM) is a fast‐developing technology which is used to produce
polymeric microcomponents or components with micro/nanoscale features, such as are …