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Replication of Micro-/Nanostructures

Micro and Nano Fabrication Technology

Part of the book series: Micro/Nano Technologies ((MNT,volume 1))

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This chapter is intended to review the state of the art of surface replication technologies related to polymer processing for shaping micro-/nanostructures. The essence of this chapter is presentation of the capability of the high-precision polymer processing technology of micro-/nano-injection molding and micro-/nano-imprinting. Micro-/nano-injection molding is not merely a capability for replication of micro-/nanostructures. This chapter explains that thin-wall products and tiny products can be produced effectively using micro-/nano-injection molding. A discussion of micro-/nano-imprinting emphasizes the progress of plate-to-plate and roll-to-roll methods for thermal and ultraviolet (UV) micro-/nano-imprinting. The explanations of those replication technologies in this chapter mainly address the following details: background and history, current situations and issues, progress in fundamental development, potential for development, and a forecast of future trends of research in this field.

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  1. Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata, Japan

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Muanchan, P., Ito, H. (2018). Replication of Micro-/Nanostructures. In: Yan, J. (eds) Micro and Nano Fabrication Technology. Micro/Nano Technologies, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6588-0_19-1

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    Replication of Micro-/Nanostructures
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