Moon, Myoung-Woon Lee, Sang Hoon Sun, Jeong-Yun Oh, Kyu Hwan Vaziri, Ashkan Hutchinson, John W. 2024-01-21T01:34:26Z 2024-01-21T01:34:26Z 2021-08-31 2007-01-23 0027-8424 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/134726 A stiff skin forms on surface areas of a flat polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) upon exposure to focused ion beam (FIB) leading to ordered surface wrinkles. By controlling the FIB fluence and area of exposure of the PDMS, one can create a variety of patterns in the wavelengths in the micrometer to submicrometer range, from simple one-dimensional wrinkles to peculiar and complex hierarchical nested wrinkles. Examination of the chemical composition of the exposed PDMS reveals that the stiff skin resembles amorphous silica. Moreover, upon formation, the stiff skin tends to expand in the direction perpendicular to the direction of ion beam irradiation. The consequent mismatch strain between the stiff skin and the PDMS substrate buckles the skin, forming the wrinkle patterns. The induced strains in the stiff skin are estimated by measuring the surface length in the buckled state. Estimates of the thickness and stiffness of the stiffened surface layer are estimated by using the theory for buckled films on compliant substrates. The method provides an effective and inexpensive technique to create wrinkled hard skin patterns on surfaces of polymers for various applications. English NATL ACAD SCIENCES THIN-FILMS NETWORKS CELLS Wrinkled hard skins on polymers created by focused ion beam Article 10.1073/pnas.0610654104 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v.104, no.4, pp.1130 - 1133 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 104 4 1130 1133 scie scopus 000243849900006 Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics Article THIN-FILMS NETWORKS CELLS focused ion beam surface modification polydimethylsiloxane surface wrinkles