%0 Journal Article
%A Adly, Nouran
%A Hassani, Hossein
%A Tran, Anh Quang
%A Balski, M.
%A Yakushenko, Alexey
%A Offenhäusser, Andreas
%A Mayer, Dirk
%A Wolfrum, Bernhard
%T Observation of chemically protected polydimethylsiloxane: towards crack-free PDMS
%J Soft matter
%V 13
%N 37
%@ 1744-683X
%C London
%I Royal Soc. of Chemistry
%M FZJ-2018-03413
%P 6297- 6303
%D 2017
%X 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.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:28920620
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000411863200003
%R 10.1039/C7SM01457K
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/848141