2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Langmuir-Blodgett films deposited on an elastic substrate and the wrinkles formed in these films
Project/Area Number |
25410223
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Polymer/Textile materials
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Research Institution | Shinshu University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | LB膜 / ゴム |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films can be obtained by forming an organic monolayer on the surface of an aqueous solution and then transferring the layer onto a solid substrate. Although the substrate is usually a rigid plate, we have used an elastic substrate made from silicone rubber. After the LB film had been transferred onto the elastic substrate, the substrate was laterally compressed. As a result, wrinkles, which were observed using a scanning probe microscope, formed in the LB film. In addition, we observed droplets of the solution on the substrate under certain experimental conditions. Based on the observation of these droplets, we developed a novel method to form a regular arrangement of droplets. Evaporation of the solvent changed the droplets to particles of the corresponding solute without disturbing the regular arrangement.
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Free Research Field |
高分子科学
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