Fine wettability control created by a photochemical combination method for inkjet printing on self-assembled monolayers.

Tsuchiya, Youichi; Haraguchi, Shuichi; Ogawa, Masashi; Shiraki, Tomohiro; Kakimoto, Hidenobu; Gotou, Osamu; Yamada, Takeshi; Okumoto, Kenji et al. · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Wettability tuning for organic solvents is demonstrated with the "combination method", a reversal of the conventional "cleavage method". Several advantages are inherent to this method: for example, the syntheses are simple, various surface-active groups can be used, and the reaction proceeds with a low-energy light source. The image shows the result after UV irradiation through a patterning mask.

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