
2. Technical description of the innovation
The first step in the manufacturing process is to form a PDMS film (Dow Corning Sylgard 184 Kit) on a glass substrate. Thin films, up to 100 μm thick, are prepared by centrifugal coating, while thicker films are made by casting. The polymer/crosslinking agent ratio is 10:1. The film is crosslinked at 100°C for 30 min on a hot plate. The second layer is then formed on top of the first film, using PDMS containing silicon oil (Rhodorsil, 47 V 350). The oil volume fraction, x = V oil /(V oil + V PDMS ), ranges from x = 0 to x = 0.6. Higher values of x suppress the formation of a continuous cross-linked elastomer network due to excessive dilution of PDMS in the oil. The sample is again passed to the hot plate and the second oil-containing layer is crosslinked...
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MeshLab http://www.meshlab.com
The open-source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes. It offers functionalities for processing raw data produced by 3D scanning tools/devices and for preparing 3D printing models.
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GOENKA Himanshu Self-Folding Origami Structures Use Light That Changes Shape Of Polymer http://www.ibtimes.com/self-folding-origami-structures-use-light-changes- shape-polymer-2531832 (page accessed June 4, 2017)
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V. Loutchnikov, O. Sydorenko, M. Stamm, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Mikroröhrchen aus Polymermaterialen/Method for producing of microtubes from polymer materials/, Deutsche Patent Nr. 10 2004 004 262 München, den 17.11.2005.
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Mulhouse Institute of Materials Science (IS2M) CNRS, Mulhouse, France http://www.is2m.uha.fr/
Three-Dimensional Nanostructures Laboratory, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
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