A surface with stress, extensional elasticity, and bending stiffness
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Lehigh University; Bethlehem; USA
- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca; New York; USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Lehigh University; Bethlehem; USA; Department of Bioengineering
We demonstrate that the surface of a commonly used polydimethylsiloxane formulation (PDMS, Sylgard 184) treated by ultraviolet ozonolysis (UVO) has significant surface stress, considerable extensional elasticity (the “Shuttleworth Effect”), and surface bending elasticity.
- Research Organization:
- Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER46463
- OSTI ID:
- 1609916
- Journal Information:
- Soft Matter, Vol. 15, Issue 18; ISSN 1744-683X
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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