Replica moulding

Definition: A process for shaping pliable polymer materials using a microsized rigid frame or model called a 'mould'. A mould is cast from the object to be replicated. This mould is then filled with a prepolymer, which is cross-linked and the resulting polymer is peeled off the mould. Using a mould, rather than the object itself, allows multiple copies to be made without damaging the original.

ID: CMO:0001439

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UV-assisted capillary force lithography for engineering biomimetic multiscale hierarchical structures: From lotus leaf to gecko foot hairs
Hoon Eui Jeong, Rhokyun Kwak, Ali Khademhosseini and Kahp Y. Suh, Nanoscale, 2009 , 1 , 331
DOI: 10.1039/b9nr00106a