title: Bioinspired material based on femtosecond laser machining of cast sheet micromolding as a pattern transfer process.
abstract: We present herein a simple, fast, and easy-to-use process to replicate poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) plates generating surface effects. First, a femtosecond laser has been used to fabricate, with sufficient accuracy, a periodic pattern on a glass plate at the microscale. This glass plate, used as a master, can be structured on a large distance with a good control of its roughness. Then, the polymer plates were obtained by bulk polymerization without any solvents with a good replication from the cast sheet process, which has been industrially performed for years. Thus, the modification of this process, environmentally friendly, lets us foresee new applications for commodity polymers by introducing visual iridescent properties and hydrophobicity exaltation.
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Physico-Chimie des Polymères, et ‡Equipe de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement, Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM) , UMR 5254 CNRS/Université de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, 2 Avenue du Président Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarrat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pécheyran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bourrigaud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Billon
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D007834:Lasers; D010316:Particle Size; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate