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Sreeram K Kalpathy
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- PublicationPolymer Coatings and Patterning Techniques(01-01-2016)In the context of smaller length scales being sought after everywhere by the present day scientific community, this chapter attempts to describe some of the latest developments in polymer coatings in the last decade or so, which have in turn strengthened tremendously the fields of nanotechnology and interfacial engineering. In Section 8.1 a review of materials, chemistry, and techniques used for polymer coatings is provided. Typical material choices based on suitability for industrial use are discussed here, followed by the preferred means of their application. With miniaturization of latest devices and displays being an endless effort, creation of small-scale patterns of polymeric surfaces have assumed importance, considering the flexible nature of such surfaces. Section 8.2 looks at the various patterning techniques for polymers, and Section 8.3 deals with a closely associated technique of liquid dewetting, which has also gained attention as a fabrication strategy for creating nanostructures. The focus in Section 8.3 will be on the theoretical framework and supporting mechanisms for such dewetting and pattern creation. The key features of all these latest developments are summarized in Section 8.4 and possible directions for future research in polymer coatings are suggested.