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Annual Review of Materials Science
Vol. 28:
153-184
(Volume publication date August 1998)
(doi:10.1146/annurev.matsci.28.1.153)
SOFT LITHOGRAPHY Younan Xia and George M. WhitesidesDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; e-mail: gwhitesides@gmwgroup.harvard.edu ▪ Abstract Soft lithography represents a non-photolithographic strategy based on selfassembly and replica molding for carrying out micro- and nanofabrication. It provides a convenient, effective, and low-cost method for the formation and manufacturing of micro- and nanostructures. In soft lithography, an elastomeric stamp with patterned relief structures on its surface is used to generate patterns and structures with feature sizes ranging from 30 nm to 100 μm. Five techniques have been demonstrated: microcontact printing (μCP), replica molding (REM), microtransfer molding (μTM), micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC), and solvent-assisted micromolding (SAMIM). In this chapter we discuss the procedures for these techniques and their applications in micro- and nanofabrication, surface chemistry, materials science, optics, MEMS, and microelectronics. Most recent citing papers (via CrossRef)Hybrid strategies in nanolithography Reports on Progress in Physics 73(3):036501 (2010) Droplet merging in a straight microchannel using droplet size or viscosity difference Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 20(3):035003 (2010) Fabrication of super-hydrophobic channels Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 20(2):025029 (2010) Fabrication of three-dimensional microarray structures by controlling the thickness and elasticity of poly(dimethylsiloxane) membrane Biomedical Microdevices 12(1):49-54 (2010) Nanoimprinting using self-assembled ceramic nanoislands Nanotechnology 21(4):045304 (2010)
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