Date of Award
5-2012
Thesis Date
5-2012
Degree Type
Honors Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
B.S.
Department
Chemistry
Degree Program
Chemistry
Director
John B. Wiley
Abstract
The stimuli response of a polymer – metal bilayer architecture was investigated. This solvent activated system showed a dynamic response when exposed to a particular solvent.
Polymer wires were fabricated using a glass capillary array (GCA) as a template. The synthesized wires were then sputtered with silver and exposed to dichloromethane (DCM). The solvent activated response results in a number of physical distortions of which the circular deformation was the most predominant. The thicknesses of the metal coating and the direction of the solvent front were studied in an effort to determine their relationship to the observed wired deformations.
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Callejas, Juan, "Induced Asymmetric Deformation of Silver Coated Micron-Sized Wires" (2012). Senior Honors Theses. 9.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/9
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