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no-issue=22
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start-page=3306
end-page=3309
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dt-pub-year=2009
dt-pub=2009
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kn-title=Fabricating small-scale, curved, polymeric structures with convex and concave menisci through interfacial free energy equilibrium
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kn-abstract=Polymeric curved structures are widely used in imaging systems including optical fibers and microfluidic channels. Here, we demonstrate that small-scale, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based, curved structures can be fabricated through controlling interfacial free energy equilibrium. Resultant structures have a smooth, symmetric, curved surface, and may be convex or concave in form based on surface tension balance. Their curvatures are controlled by surface characteristics (i.e., hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity) of the molds and semi-liquid PDMS. In addition, these structures are shown to be biocompatible for cell culture. Our system provides a simple, efficient and economical method for generating integrateable optical components without costly fabrication facilities.
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en-aut-name=ChengChao-Min
en-aut-sei=Cheng
en-aut-mei=Chao-Min
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en-aut-name=MatsuuraKoji
en-aut-sei=Matsuura
en-aut-mei=Koji
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en-aut-name=WangI-Jan
en-aut-sei=Wang
en-aut-mei=I-Jan
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en-aut-name=KurodaYuka
en-aut-sei=Kuroda
en-aut-mei=Yuka
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en-aut-name=LeDucPhilip R.
en-aut-sei=LeDuc
en-aut-mei=Philip R.
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en-aut-name=NaruseKeiji
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kn-affil=Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

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kn-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

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kn-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

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kn-affil=Cardiovascular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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