title: Mechanical properties of composite polymer microstructures fabricated by interference lithography.
abstract: We demonstrate that organized, porous, polymer microstructures with continuous open nanoscale pores and a sub-micron spacing obtained via interference lithography can be successfully utilized in a non-traditional field of ordered polymer microcomposites. The examples presented here include porous matrices for the fabrication of binary, glassy-rubbery microcomposites with intriguing mechanical properties with large energy dissipation and lattice-controlled fracturing.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singamaneni
authors.forename: Sehoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Whitney
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Edwin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Vladimir V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tsukruk
mesh_terms: D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers