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High-Throughput Adhesion Testing of Combinatorial Libraries With Multi-Lens Arrays

February 1, 2004
Author(s)
Aaron M. Forster, Wenhua Zhang, Christopher Stafford
The NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) has adapted the Johnson, Kendall, and Roberts (JKR) test to develop a high-throughput adhesion measurement platform. Traditionally, the JKR test utilizes a single hemispherical lens compressed against (loading)

Peel Test Revisited Using Novel High Throughput Methods

February 1, 2004
Author(s)
A Chiche, Wenhua Zhang, Christopher Stafford
We have developed a novel combinatorial method for peel testing based on the use of gradient techniques, including surface roughness and energy, adhesive or backing layer thickness, and sample annealing temperature. The experimental design provides us with

A Rapid Prototyping Technique for the Fabrication of Solvent-Resistant Structures

October 1, 2003
Author(s)
C Harrison, J Cabral, Christopher M. Stafford, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis
We demonstrate a rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication of solvent-resistant channels up to and exceeding one millimeter in height. The fabrication of channels with such dimensions by conventional lithography would be both challenging and time

High-Throughput Measurements of Polymer Adhesion and Mechanical Properties

September 1, 2003
Author(s)
Christopher Stafford, Aaron M. Forster, C Harrison, Cher H. Davis, Eric J. Amis, Alamgir Karim
Polymer adhesion is important to numerous technologies including electronic packaging, coatings and paints, biomedical implants, and pressure-sensitive adhesives. The challenge is to understand the fundamental driving forces for the development of adhesive

MeasuringThe Modulus of Polymer Films by Strain-Induced Buckling Instabilities

August 1, 2002
Author(s)
Christopher M. Stafford, C Harrison, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis
We present a high-throughput technique for measuring the Young s modulus of thin polymer films. This technique exploits a strain-induced buckling instability observed in films supported on elastomeric substrates. By employing a combinatorial polymer film

Polymer Science at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center

August 1, 2002
Author(s)
Cher H. Davis, Kathryn L. Beers, Aaron M. Forster, Christopher M. Stafford, A P. Smith, C Harrison, Weiping Zhang, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis
The measurements, standards, and test methods developed by NIST, in partnership with other organizations, often help unlock the potential of new discoveries and budding technologies. Combinatorial methods are a textbook example. These emerging tools can