Soft UV-NIL is an excellent method to replicate nano patterns with a flexible soft working stamp on different kinds of substrates. Those patterns can either be used in permanent applications or can be transferred via different etching techniques into the corresponding substrate. Besides traditional hard working stamps (such as OrmoStamp®), those soft and flexible stamps find use in more and more industrial processes. Their advantages are:
- Easy handling and fabrication of those working stamps
- High homogeneity and excellent control of the residual layer thickness
- Use on non-planar surfaces
The shown UV-NIL resist mr-NIL210 shows excellent compatibility to PDMS-based working stamps and outstanding film forming, as wells as pattern transfer properties. mr-NIL210, as other UV-NIL resists are used in different applications fields such as:
- Photonic crystals
- SOEs
- Patterned sapphire substrates
- Organic electronics
This video should function as a prototyping demo how easy it is to perform a manual imprint using the mr-NIL210 in a most simple experimental setup. With this straight forward approach, everyone can achieve a full patterned surface within minutes.
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