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Negative replicas of micro- or nanostructures can be obtained by casting with PDMS. This can facilitate the characterization of the three dimensional shape, the texture, or the roughness of a given sample. It may circumvent the inabilities of probes (AFM tip, stylus) to approach a surface of e.g. a deep and narrow cavity. It may also circumvent limitations of the optical profiler regarding the maximum detectable slope or the sensitivity of the CCD when measuring strongly tapered or deep cavities. PDMS is a common material in microfabrication and has unique properties that allow replicating features in the single nanometer range [[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl048355u 1]]. | Negative replicas of micro- or nanostructures can be obtained by casting with PDMS. This can facilitate the characterization of the three dimensional shape, the texture, or the roughness of a given sample. It may circumvent the inabilities of probes (AFM tip, stylus) to approach a surface of e.g. a deep and narrow cavity. It may also circumvent limitations of the optical profiler regarding the maximum detectable slope or the sensitivity of the CCD when measuring strongly tapered or deep cavities. PDMS is a common material in microfabrication and has unique properties that allow replicating features in the single nanometer range [[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl048355u 1]]. | ||
* A simplified list of necessary steps is given below | * A simplified list of necessary steps is given below | ||
* Please follow the safety and working rules of the individual lab the work is done in and consider the safety instructions given in [[http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v5/n3/full/nprot.2009.234.html 2]]. | * Please follow the safety and working rules of the individual lab the work is done in and consider the safety instructions given in [[http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v5/n3/full/nprot.2009.234.html 2]]. | ||
* There is a dedicated lab for work with PDMS at DTU Nanotech (not sure where it is now 2019-06-26). | * There is a dedicated lab for work with PDMS at DTU Nanotech (not sure where it is now 2019-06-26). | ||