The Effect of Ion-Beam Treatment on TiO₂Coatings Deposited on Polycarbonate Substrates

Abstract

An ion-beam assisted sputtering (IBAS) setup, which was equipped with two cold-cathode ion sources, one for the sur-

Mimicking Neuromuscular Junctions Using Controlled Crystallization of Solvents: A Surface and Interface Engineering Technique for Polymers

“…PC plates of 550 μm thickness were separated from DVD disks (LG, DVD-R 16x (4.7 G), Seoul, Republic of Korea) and cleaned in isopropyl alcohol (100 mL, 99.5%, DaeJung Chemicals, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea) for 15 min, following a procedure from previous publications. 22,23 Silicone plates (5.1 mm thick, Daihan Chemicals, Seoul, Republic of Korea) were used for the preparation of molds.…”

“…PDMS (Dow Corning, Sylgard184 Silicone Elastomer Kit, Midland, MI, USA), dehydrated 1,4-dioxane (Wako Chemicals, Tokyo, Japan), and distilled water (Daeung, CP grade, Siheung, Republic of Korea) were used. PC plates of 550 μm thickness were separated from DVD disks (LG, DVD-R 16x (4.7 G), Seoul, Republic of Korea) and cleaned in isopropyl alcohol (100 mL, 99.5%, DaeJung Chemicals, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea) for 15 min, following a procedure from previous publications. , Silicone plates (5.1 mm thick, Daihan Chemicals, Seoul, Republic of Korea) were used for the preparation of molds.…”