• DocumentCode
    1124238
  • Title

    Formation of ultrathin hydrogel films on microcantilever devices using electrophoretic deposition

  • Author

    Du, H. ; Kondu, S. ; Ji, H.-F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem., Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    Uniform hydrogel films from micro/nano-hydrogel particles were prepared on the silicon wafers and microcantilevers. These films were assembled on the substrates by using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method. The microcantilevers coated by such films responded to the environmental pH changes, indicating that the EPD could be used as a new method for modifying microcantilevers.
  • Keywords
    cantilevers; electrodeposition; electrodeposits; electrophoretic coating techniques; electrophoretic coatings; gels; micromechanical devices; thin films; electrophoretic deposition; microcantilever devices; microhydrogel particles; nano-hydrogel particles; silicon wafers; ultrathin hydrogel films;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro & Nano Letters, IET
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-0443
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/mnl:20070054
  • Filename
    4483849