Preparation of hydrophilic poly(dimethylsiloxane) stamps by plasma-induced grafting

被引:60
作者
He, QG
Liu, ZC
Xiao, PF
Liang, RQ
He, NY [1 ]
Lu, ZH
机构
[1] Southeast Univ, Key Lab Mol & Biomol Elect Minist Educ, Nanjing 210096, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China
关键词
D O I
10.1021/la020785h
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We report a method to prepare hydrophilic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamps that could transfer patterns of polar molecules homogeneously in soft lithography. In this method, we demonstrated a two-step procedure by using a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and hydrogen (H-2)-based microwave plasma pretreatment to activate PDMS and subsequent acrylonitrile grafting onto PDMS, generating a hydrophilic surface with cyano (-CN) group coatings. The PDMS hydrophilic surface exhibited high affinity for wetting acetonitrile, which is a conventional solvent for DNA synthesis. Acetonitrile droplets possessed contact angles as low as 17 +/- 7degrees on the cyano (-CN) groups grafted PDMS stamps surface. The hydrophilicity was stable and could last for at least 1 month at room temperature. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectrum were used to characterize the surface hydrophilization. Such a hydrophilic and inert PDMS stamp showed significance for reactive multilevel fabrications in soft lithography. The possible chemical mechanism for PDMS surface grafting was discussed.
引用
收藏
页码:6982 / 6986
页数:5
相关论文
共 25 条
[1]  
CAHALAN PT, 1993, Patent No. 5229172
[2]   CORRELATION BETWEEN SURFACE FREE-ENERGY AND SURFACE CONSTITUTION [J].
CHAUDHURY, MK ;
WHITESIDES, GM .
SCIENCE, 1992, 255 (5049) :1230-1232
[3]  
Delamarche E, 2001, ADV MATER, V13, P1164
[4]  
DOMENICO ED, 1994, Patent No. 5364662
[5]   SURFACE MODIFICATION OF A CONTACT-LENS COPOLYMER BY PLASMA-DISCHARGE TREATMENTS [J].
FAKES, DW ;
NEWTON, JM ;
WATTS, JF ;
EDGELL, MJ .
SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, 1987, 10 (08) :416-423
[6]   Optical emission patterns and microwave field distributions in a cylindrical microwave plasma source [J].
Fang, F ;
Liang, RQ ;
Ou, QR ;
Sui, YF .
THIN SOLID FILMS, 2001, 390 (1-2) :197-201
[7]   MONOLAYERS ON DISORDERED SUBSTRATES - SELF-ASSEMBLY OF ALKYLTRICHLOROSILANES ON SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYETHYLENE AND POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) [J].
FERGUSON, GS ;
CHAUDHURY, MK ;
BIEBUYCK, HA ;
WHITESIDES, GM .
MACROMOLECULES, 1993, 26 (22) :5870-5875
[8]   CONTACT ADHESION OF THIN GOLD-FILMS ON ELASTOMERIC SUPPORTS - COLD WELDING UNDER AMBIENT CONDITIONS [J].
FERGUSON, GS ;
CHAUDHURY, MK ;
SIGAL, GB ;
WHITESIDES, GM .
SCIENCE, 1991, 253 (5021) :776-778
[9]   HYDROXYLATION OF POLYMETHYLSILOXANE SURFACES BY OXIDIZING PLASMAS [J].
HOLLAHAN, JR ;
CARLSON, GL .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 1970, 14 (10) :2499-&
[10]   Surface modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic devices by ultraviolet polymer grafting [J].
Hu, SW ;
Ren, XQ ;
Bachman, M ;
Sims, CE ;
Li, GP ;
Allbritton, N .
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 2002, 74 (16) :4117-4123