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The ability to control polymer film structure has wide-ranging applications in the fields of optical coatings, electronics, organic photovoltaics, and biofilms. Structured polymer films can be fabricated using three broad strategies: direct deposition (such as with ink-jet printing), selective etching (such as with photolithography), and template directed structuring. Each strategy currently possesses advantages, disadvantages, and opportunities for improvement. As the methods to fabricate structured polymer films have improved, so has the associated scientific understanding of the rules governing these methods. The focus of this chapter, template guided structuring, has arisen in the past two decades to encompass several exciting techniques. In this chapter the methods and principles behind these discoveries are introduced.
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Coffey, D., Wei, J. (2015). Template Guided Structuration of Polymer Films. In: RodrÃguez-Hernández, J., Drummond, C. (eds) Polymer Surfaces in Motion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17431-0_6
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