ACAPOLY

Academia and Company collaboration and technology transfer in Advanced POLYmers

 Coordinatore ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 

 Organization address address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1
city: LAUSANNE
postcode: 1015

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Juergen
Cognome: Brugger
Email: send email
Telefono: 41216936573
Fax: 41216936670

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Switzerland [CH]
 Totale costo 521˙706 €
 EC contributo 521˙706 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP
 Funding Scheme MC-IAPP
 Anno di inizio 2008
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2008-06-01   -   2012-05-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

 Organization address address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1
city: LAUSANNE
postcode: 1015

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Juergen
Cognome: Brugger
Email: send email
Telefono: 41216936573
Fax: 41216936670

CH (LAUSANNE) coordinator 0.00
2    MICRO RESIST TECHNOLOGY GESELLSCHAFT FUER CHEMISCHE MATERIALIEN SPEZIELLER PHOTORESISTSYSTEME MBH

 Organization address address: Koepenicker Strasse 325
city: BERLIN
postcode: 12555

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Sylvia
Cognome: Herrndorf
Email: send email
Telefono: 493066000000
Fax: 493066000000

DE (BERLIN) participant 0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'ACAPOLY is a partnership between micro resist technology GmbH and EPFL-LMIS1 whose main objective is the development of a new set of polymer materials for MEMS/NEMS technologies with an associated process library. The materials that the partnership has planned to develop are Ormocer and SU-8. The objective is to modify both materials in a way that they can be processed using Electron Beam Lithography, Direct Laser Writing, UV-Nano Imprint Lithography and Ink-Jet printing. The developed materials and process libraries will be used to fabricate UV-NIL stamps, large arrays of LEDs for automobiles and large arrays of optical waveguides.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Microscale and nanoscale machines are used in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, biotech and manufacturing. An EU-funded project is helping to extend the scope of nanotech.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The 'Academia and company collaboration and technology transfer in advanced polymers' (Acapoly) project is working to develop a new set of materials for micro/nano electro-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) technologies. The polymer materials under development are Ormocer and SU-8, and the objective is to modify them so they can be processed using electron beam lithography, direct laser writing (DWL), UV-nano imprint lithography (UV-NIL) and ink-jet printing (IJP).

The materials and process libraries will be used for making UV-NIL stamps, light-emitting diodes for automobiles and large arrays of optical waveguides. Classified according to various properties, including that of geometrical shape, optical waveguides are structures that guide electromagnetic waves in an optical spectrum.

In the first 24 months of the project, Acapoly concentrated activities on preparing materials and structuring the necessary technology.

To develop epoxy-based resists that DWL can pattern, the resists had to be modified and optimised. Also, researchers prepared and lithographically investigated three generations of DWL materials sensitive at wavelengths over 400;nm. The Acapoly researchers successfully patterned test structures for epoxy resin-based resists. The resulting materials will be studied for potential development as a commercial product.

In efforts to develop and characterise suitable materials to be used for manufacturing microlenses with an IJP tool, Acapoly modified standard polymers by adding commercially available materials with known chemical, mechanical and optical properties. Other work in this area has led to the development of two more materials, InkEpo and InkOrmo, based on epoxy resins and Ormocers. These were successfully tested by IJP at room temperature.

Project partners have used secondary electron microscopy, light microscopy and white light interferometry to determine the geometrical shapes of lenses and material constants. Results have made it possible to investigate the first series of microlens arrays for optical properties and reproducibility.

Future work will concentrate on optimising selected inks and categorising chemical, physical and optical properties of IJP microlens arrays. The Acapoly team will also work towards making other micro-optical components such as astigmatic microlenses.

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