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Increased efficiency of direct nanoimprinting on planar and curved bulk titanium through surface modification
Andrew I M Greer1, Krishna Seunarine2, Ali Z Khokhar2
1Division of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK ; Division of Electronics and Nano-Scale Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK.
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In this work the direct transfer of nanopatterns into titanium is demonstrated. The nanofeatures are imprinted at room temperature using diamond stamps in a single step. We also show that the imprint properties of the titanium surface can be altered by anodisation yielding a significant reduction in the required imprint force for pattern transfer. The anodisation process is also utilised for curved titanium surfaces where a reduced imprint force is preferable to avoid sample deformation and damage. We finally demonstrate that our process can be applied directly to titanium rods.
