Low Cost, Durable Master Molds for Pattern Transfer
• Low Cost, durable master molds for pattern transfer • Articles having micro- and/or nano-scale surface patterns • Micro- and/or nano-scale patterned surfaces
• Master molds: low cost and durable • Manufacturing process: scalable for roll-to-roll manufacturing
This invention provides a method to make low cost, durable master molds for micro- and/or nano-scale pattern transfer. The transferred pattern can have a variety of functional utilities such as manipulating wetting, adhesion an antimicrobial properties, inducing color, harvesting light, etc. The master molds can be created on flexible substrates, enabling additional opportunities including roll-to-roll embossing and use in blow molding and other operations.
Dr. James Watkins is a Professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a prolific inventor. His research interests include macromolecular templates for functional device structures, materials synthesis and processing in supercritical fluids, phase behavior and transport in multi-component polymer systems, scalable fabrication of nanostructured materials.
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
UMA 16-063
Patent Pending
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