Sub-Micron Replication of Fused Silica Glass and Amorphous Metals for Tool-Based Manufacturing.

ABSTRACT: The growing importance of submicrometer-structured surfaces across a variety of different fields has driven progress in light manipulation, color diversity, water-repellency, and functional enhancements. To enable mass production, processes like hot-embossing (HE), roll-to-roll replication (R2R), and injection molding (IM) are essential due to their precision and material flexibility. However, these processes are tool-based manufacturing (TBM) techniques requiring metal molds, which are time-consuming and expensive to manufacture, as they mostly rely on galvanoforming using templates made via precision microlithography or two-photon-polymerization (2PP). In this work, a novel approach is demonstrated to replicate amorphous metals from fused silica glass, derived from additive manufacturing

SUBMITTER: Kluck S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11425202 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature