Development of Durable Multifunctional Microstructures with Electrical Conductivity and Superoleophobicity Zihe Pan Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo Supervisor: Prof. Boxin Zhao 38th Annual IPR Symposium, May 4th, 2016 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Surface profiles of template The micropapillae were around 100 μm and distributed well with the maximum height of 57 μm. Sand paper was used to transfer patterns to elastomers. Z. Pan et al. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2016
Procedures of sample fabrication: drop-coating and pattern transfer
Surface profiles of conductive fillers embedded surfaces
Electrical conductivity and superoleophobicity Ag flakes/AgNWs embedded PDMS microstructure Ag flakes embedded PDMS microstructure Oleophobicity of (a) Oleophobicity of (b)
Acknowledgments Conclusions This fundamental study shows an easy approach to fabricate multifunctional conductive and superoleophobic structures by integrating conductive fillers and FDTS. Acknowledgments