Orthogonal wave superposition of wrinkled, plasma-oxidised, polydimethylsiloxane surfaces
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Author(s)
Pellegrino, Luca
Khodaparast, Sepideh
Cabral, João T
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We report a versatile approach to generate 2D dual-frequency patterns on soft substrates by superposition of 1D single-frequency wrinkles. Wave superposition is achieved by applying sequential orthogonal strains to elastomeric coupons, as opposed to the application of a (simultaneous) biaxial strain field. First, a 1D wrinkling pattern is induced by the well-known mechanical instability of a bilayer formed by oxygen plasma-oxidation of a (pre-strained) polydimethylsiloxane elastomer. The wrinkled surface formed upon strain release is then replicated to obtain a stress-free substrate, and stretched in the direction perpendicular to the first generation. Subsequent plasma exposure and mechanical relaxation (with independent process parameters) yield a prescribed second-generation wrinkling, whose profile and dependence on the first generation we examine in detail. By independently varying plasma oxidation and strain parameters in both directions, we demonstrate the formation of a wide array of topographies, including arrays of symmetric 2D checkerboard patterns with exceptional area coverage with respect to those formed by simultaneous 2D wrinkling. While the resulting topographies cannot be explained in terms of a simple orthogonal wave superposition, we show that, by accounting for the orthogonal prestrain experienced by the first wrinkling generation, the resulting 2D patterns can be readily calculated from 1D wrinkling behaviour.
Date Issued
2020-01-21
Date Acceptance
2019-11-21
Citation
Soft Matter, 2020, 16 (3), pp.595-603
ISSN
1744-683X
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
595
End Page
603
Journal / Book Title
Soft Matter
Volume
16
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31776531
Subjects
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
02 Physical Sciences
Chemical Physics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2019-11-21