Controlled Mechanical Cracking of Metal Films Deposited on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Cracking of the UV Hardened PDMS Surface
2.2. Cracking of the Silver Film on Top of the Hardened PDMS
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Sample Preparation
4.2. Electroless Deposition
4.3. Stretching Experiments
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
UV | ultraviolet |
ELD | electroless deposition |
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Polywka, A.; Stegers, L.; Krauledat, O.; Riedl, T.; Jakob, T.; Görrn, P. Controlled Mechanical Cracking of Metal Films Deposited on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Nanomaterials 2016, 6, 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090168
Polywka A, Stegers L, Krauledat O, Riedl T, Jakob T, Görrn P. Controlled Mechanical Cracking of Metal Films Deposited on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Nanomaterials. 2016; 6(9):168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090168
Chicago/Turabian StylePolywka, Andreas, Luca Stegers, Oliver Krauledat, Thomas Riedl, Timo Jakob, and Patrick Görrn. 2016. "Controlled Mechanical Cracking of Metal Films Deposited on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)" Nanomaterials 6, no. 9: 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6090168