Chemically amplified molecular resins for shrinkage-controlled direct nanoimprint lithography of functional oxides: an application towards dark-light dual-mode antibacterial surfaces
Ravikiran Nagarjuna, Anindita Thakur, Aniket Balapure, Mohammad S. M. Saifullah, Jayati Ray Dutta, Ramakrishnan Ganesan
Abstract
The imprinting studies using epoxy/oxetane-based bifunctional monomers of Ti, Zr and Nb showed a reduced feature size shrinkage as low as ∼50%. The TiO 2 /AgBr nanocomposites displayed high antibacterial efficacy under dark-light dual-mode conditions.
Topics & Concepts
ShrinkageNanoimprint lithographyBifunctionalMaterials scienceEpoxyMonomerNanocompositeChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialPolymerChemistryOrganic chemistryFabricationAlternative medicineMedicineEngineeringCatalysisPathologyNanofabrication and Lithography TechniquesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques