TY - JOUR
T1 - Generating Lithographically-Defined Tunable Printed Structural Color
AU - Michaelis, Benjamin
AU - Snoswell, David R. E.
AU - Bell, Nicholas A.W.
AU - Spahn, Peter
AU - Hellmann, Goetz Peter
AU - Finlayson, Christopher Edward
AU - Baumberg, Jeremy J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A tunable method for generating non-fading printed structural color is demonstrated. The process involves the rapid generation and self-assembly of particle strings, using standard colloidal polymeric particles and AC electric fields, with no requirement for a ‘‘wash-out’’ step. By using an organic UV-curable medium, we demonstrate that these tunable structures can be permanently fixed in a flexible polymer matrix and thus are suitable for printing applications.
AB - A tunable method for generating non-fading printed structural color is demonstrated. The process involves the rapid generation and self-assembly of particle strings, using standard colloidal polymeric particles and AC electric fields, with no requirement for a ‘‘wash-out’’ step. By using an organic UV-curable medium, we demonstrate that these tunable structures can be permanently fixed in a flexible polymer matrix and thus are suitable for printing applications.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/9327
U2 - 10.1002/adem.201300089
DO - 10.1002/adem.201300089
M3 - Article
SN - 1438-1656
JO - Advanced Engineering Materials
JF - Advanced Engineering Materials
ER -