TY  - JOUR
AU  - Adly, Nouran
AU  - Hassani, Hossein
AU  - Tran, Anh Quang
AU  - Balski, M.
AU  - Yakushenko, Alexey
AU  - Offenhäusser, Andreas
AU  - Mayer, Dirk
AU  - Wolfrum, Bernhard
TI  - Observation of chemically protected polydimethylsiloxane: towards crack-free PDMS
JO  - Soft matter
VL  - 13
IS  - 37
SN  - 1744-683X
CY  - London
PB  - Royal Soc. of Chemistry
M1  - FZJ-2018-03413
SP  - 6297- 6303
PY  - 2017
AB  - 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.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:28920620
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000411863200003
DO  - DOI:10.1039/C7SM01457K
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/848141
ER  -