Polymer Bike
Year:
2017Ranking:
EntrantArtist:
Christian Pester (Postdoc)Department:
Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)Lab:
Hawker LabDescription
This optical micrograph shows reproduction of a photograph. Photomasks, light-mediated chemistry, and an array of lenses allow fabrication of these complex polymer patterns on silicon oxide surfaces. Polymers grow where photons strike the substrate, resulting in optical contrast.