Preface.
List of Contributors.
Part One Molding.
1 Materials and Processes in UV-Assisted Nanoimprint Lithography (Marc Zelsmann and Jumana Boussey).
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 UV-Assisted Nanoimprint Lithography.
1.3 Imprinting Materials.
1.4 Mold Fabrication and Anti-Sticking Strategies.
1.5 Conclusion.
2 Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography and Dynamic Nano-Inscription (Se Hyun Ahn and L. Jay Guo).
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography.
2.3 Dynamic Nano-Inscription.
2.4 Summary.
3 Solvent-Assisted Molding (Ho-Sup Jung and Kahp-Yang Suh).
3.1 The Principle of Solvent-Assisted Molding.
3.2 Solvent-Assisted Molding with a Good Solvent.
3.3 Solvent-Assisted Molding with a Poor Solvent.
3.4 Other Techniques.
3.5 Applications of Solvent-Assisted Molding.
3.6 Conclusions.
4 Soft Lithography and Variants (Elena Martínez and Josep Samitier).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Key Features of Soft Lithography.
4.3 Microcontact Printing of Self-Assembled Monolayers.
4.4 Soft Molding Techniques.
4.5 Summary.
Part Two Writing and Printing.
5 Transfer Printing Processes (Luciano F. Boesel).
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Techniques.
5.3 Key Issues in Transfer Printing Methods.
5.4 Advantages and Disadvantages.
5.5 Applications.
6 Direct-Write Assembly of 3D Polymeric Structures (Sara T. Parker and Jennifer A. Lewis).
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Polyelectrolyte Inks.
6.3 Silk Fibroin Inks.
6.4 Hydrogel Inks.
6.5 Opportunities and Challenges.
Part Three Laser Scanning.
7 Three-Dimensional Microfabrication by Two-Photon Polymerization (Tommaso Baldacchini).
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Fundamentals.
7.3 Materials.
7.4 Experimental Setup.
7.5 Resolution.
7.6 Microstructures: Properties and Characterization.
7.7 Applications.
7.8 Limitations and Future Directions.
8 Laser Micromachining of Polymers (Chantal G. Khan Malek, Wilhelm Pfleging, and Stephan Roth).
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Principles of Beam-Matter Interaction in Ablation Processes.
8.3 Laser Ablation of Polymers.
8.4 Laser-Induced Roughening.
8.5 Generative Laser Processes.
8.6 Conclusion.
Part Four Self-Organization.
9 Colloidal Polymer Patterning (Eoin Murray, Philip Born, and Tobias Kraus).
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Emulsion Polymerization.
9.3 Forces and Mechanisms in Polymer Dispersions.
9.4 Polymer Patterns from Colloidal Suspensions.
9.5 Summary and Outlook.
10 Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Films (Gordon S.W. Craig and Paul F. Nealey).
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Energetics of the Basic Directed Assembly System.
10.3 Examples of Directed Assembly.
10.4 Conclusion.
11 Surface Instability and Pattern Formation in Thin Polymer Films (Rabibrata Mukherjee, Ashutosh Sharma, and Ullirich Steiner).
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Origin of Surface Instability.
11.3 Polymer Thin Film Dewetting.
11.4 Dewetting on Patterned Substrates.
11.5 Instability due to Externally Imposed Fields.
11.6 Conclusion.
Part Five Applications.
12 Cells on Patterns (Aldo Ferrari and Marco Cecchini).
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Physicochemical Properties of the Substrate Read by Cells.
12.3 Conclusions.
13 Polymer Patterns and Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications and Tissue Engineering (Natália M. Alves, Iva Pashkuleva, Rui L. Reis, and João F. Mano).
13.1 Introduction.
13.2 Cell Response to 2D Patterns.
13.3 Cells onto 3D Objects and Scaffolds.
13.4 Concluding Remarks.
14 Nano- and Micro-Structured Polymer Surfaces for the Control of Marine Biofouling (James A. Callow and Maureen E. Callow).
14.1 Introduction.
14.2 Replica Molding in PDMS and Other Polymers.
14.3 Stretched Topographies in PDMS.
14.4 Structured Surfaces by Self-Assembly.
14.5 Nanocomposites.
14.6 Nanostructured Polymer Surfaces by Vapor Deposition Methods.
14.7 Conclusions.
15 Bioinspired Patterned Adhesives (Marleen Kamperman, Eduard Arzt, and Aránzazu del Campo).
15.1 Introduction.
15.2 Vertical Structures.
15.3 Tilted Structures.
15.4 Coated Structures.
15.5 Hierarchical Structures.
15.6 3D Structures.
15.7 Switchable Adhesion.
15.8 Outlook.
16 Patterned Materials and Surfaces for Optical Applications (Peter W. de Oliveira, P. Rogin, M. Quilitz, and Eduard Arzt).
16.1 Introduction.
16.2 Optical Micro- and Nanostructures for Applications.
16.3 Conclusion.
References.
Index.