TY - JOUR
T1 - Replication of anisotropic dispersed particulates and complex continuous templates
AU - Shchepelina, Olga
AU - Kozlovskaya, Veronika
AU - Singamaneni, Srikanth
AU - Kharlampieva, Eugenia
AU - Tsukruk, Vladimir V.
PY - 2010/8/28
Y1 - 2010/8/28
N2 - Anisotropic nano-, micro- and mesoscale natural and synthetic structures possess a unique combination of physical properties due to a complex balance of steric factors and intermolecular interactions at multiple length scales. Utilizing such structures as templates for conformal replication allows reproduction of their unique shapes and properties into different synthetic materials. This review is devoted to the recent progress made on anisotropic microstructures suitable as sacrificial templates as well as techniques currently used for their precise replication into various materials. We present an overview of synthetic strategies used for the replication of both dispersed particulates and continuous templates with a number of recent examples of anisotropic organic and inorganic replicas presented. Strategies for generating adequate robust replicas and their expected assembling behavior are also briefly discussed.
AB - Anisotropic nano-, micro- and mesoscale natural and synthetic structures possess a unique combination of physical properties due to a complex balance of steric factors and intermolecular interactions at multiple length scales. Utilizing such structures as templates for conformal replication allows reproduction of their unique shapes and properties into different synthetic materials. This review is devoted to the recent progress made on anisotropic microstructures suitable as sacrificial templates as well as techniques currently used for their precise replication into various materials. We present an overview of synthetic strategies used for the replication of both dispersed particulates and continuous templates with a number of recent examples of anisotropic organic and inorganic replicas presented. Strategies for generating adequate robust replicas and their expected assembling behavior are also briefly discussed.
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U2 - 10.1039/c0jm00049c
DO - 10.1039/c0jm00049c
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955382752
SN - 0959-9428
VL - 20
SP - 6587
EP - 6603
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry
IS - 32
ER -