Assembly of Microparticles to Patterned Trenches Using the Depletion Volume Effect
In this paper, we demonstrate that 20 μm microbeads can be preferentially assembled into substrate trenches of similar width by employing a polymer (depletant) that induces the depletion volume effect (depletion attraction). In previous works, we proved that this strategy is useful to assem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Micromachines |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/7/428 |