摘要 |
Size reduction of surface features is accomplished by stretching an elastomeric sheet isotropically, coating it with a curable elastomer precursor, impressing a surface pattern into the precursor coating with a mold, curing the precursor coating to form a patterned elastomeric coating on the substrate elastomeric sheet, removing the pattern mold, and then allowing the substrate elastomeric sheet to relax to its original size. The cured patterned coating is forced to contract isotropically by the relaxing elastomeric sheet, creating a new surface pattern whose features will be reduced in size, while retaining the relief of the features.
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