An aromatic photosensitive polyimide is prepared from 3,3',4,4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride and 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane and its structuring ability upon UV-laser exposure is investigated. Surface modification is performed at two laser fluences, i.e. 89 and 244 mJ/cm2, and different number of pulses. The changes of the surface morphology, induced by the employed patterning tech...

This paper describes the development of a polyimide/SU-8 catheter-tip MEMS gauge pressure sensor. Finite element analysis was used to investigate critical parameters, impacting on the device design and sensing characteristics. The sensing element of the device was fabricated by polyimide-based micromachining on a flexible membrane, using embedded thin-film metallic wires as piezoresistive eleme...

Screen printing is a potential technique for mass-production of printed electronics; however, improvement in printing resolution is needed for high integration and performance. In this study, screen printing of highly loaded silver ink (77 wt %) on polyimide films is studied using fine-scale silicon stencils with openings ranging from 5 to 50 μm wide. This approach enables printing of high-reso...

Compact electrostatic micromirror structures for use in the scanning arm of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system are described. These devices consist of millimeter-scale mirrors resting upon micrometer-scale polyimide hinges that are tilted by a linear micromachine actuator, the integrated force array (IFA). The IFA is a network of deformable capacitor cells that electrostatically contr...

A three-dimensional micromechanical finite element model is developed to study the viscoelastic behavior of the silica nanoparticle/polyimide nanocomposites. The representative volume element (RVE) of the model consists of three phases including silica nanoparticle, polyimide matrix and interphase which surrounds the nanoparticle. The interphase region is created due to the interaction between ...

The aim of this review is to investigate the morphological properties of polyimide based SRNF membranes by mean of image processing. Effect of phase inversion parameters like polymer concentration, volatile co-solvent, pre-evaporation time, additives in coagulation bath, polymers weight ratio in composite membranes, addition of nano particles and cross-linking agents have been reviewed. The voi...

This paper reports on two fluorinated polyimides synthesized using a fluorinated diamine, 2,2'-bis(trifluoromethyl) -4,4'-diaminobiphenyl (TFDB). One polyimide, synthesized with TFDB and 2,2'-bis(3,4dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane (6FDA), has a low dielectric constant, high optical transparency, and a low refractive index. The other, synthesized with TFDB and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), ...

We report a new microfluidic emitter for nano-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (nanoESI-MS), made from polyimide tape. In contrast to the conventional pulled glass capillary emitters typically used for nanoESI-MS, these new polyimide emitters are simple and inexpensive to make, and are disposable after a single use. Thus, sample contamination and clogging are never a problem when analy...

We used near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy to link the orientational bond order at three carbonaceous surfaces-rubbed polyimide, ion beam-irradiated polyimide, and ion beam-irradiated diamondlike carbon films-with the direction of liquid crystal (LC) alignment on these surfaces. We show that, in general, LC alignment can be created on any carbonaceous substrate by i...

Porous polyimide (PI) networks with surface area up to 660 m(2) g(-1) were synthesized by planar structure monomers without detrimental catalysts.