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Photopolymerized self-assembly microlens arrays based on phase separation

Tzu‐Chieh Lin, Chiu-Chang Huang, Chih-Yu Chao

Soft Matter · 2011 · 11 citations · 13 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMicrofabricationOpticsPhotonicsLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsMicrofabrication MaterialsOptical PolymersPolymer Thin FilmsSoft LithographyMicroscopy Of PolymersPhotopolymer MaterialsWhite-light Interferometry

Abstract

We demonstrate that self-organized polymer lenses, induced from liquid crystal/polymer blends via phase separation followed by a photopolymerization process, solidify into the curvature shape of microlenses.

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