Observation of chemically protected polydimethylsiloxane: towards crack-free PDMS
Soft Matter2017Vol. 13(37), pp. 6297–6303
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Nouran Adly, Hossein Hassani, Anh Quang Tran, Matthias Balski, Alexey Yakushenko, Andreas Offenhäusser, Dirk Mayer, Bernhard Wolfrum
Abstract
The current modification of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates via oxygen plasma treatment causes surface cracks. Here, we demonstrate a method to prevent crack formation by chemical treatment. Chemical modification renders the surface hydrophilic for several days and is effective in preserving the elasticity of the PDMS surface at the nanoscale level.
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