Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
12-29-2020
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods of fabricating surface topography based on a scanned surface topography. The method converts 3D scanned surface topography data that have submicron resolution to digital formats that can be stored, manipulated, or tiled, and used as an input for replicating the surface topography with submicron resolution on another substrate. The digitized surface topography data is then converted to input for 1) 3D printing to replicate the scanned surface topography with submicron resolution, with or without a subsequent coating layer or layers to impart additional properties and/or features, 2) 3D printing a master that replicates the scanned surface topography with submicron resolution, which will be used for fast replica molding of the surface topography onto another substrate, and 3) creating a photomask with submicron resolution for transferring the surface topography to a metal substrate surface through subsequent photolithography and etching processes.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Patent Number
US10875248
Application Number
US 20190248073 A1
Application Published
8-15-2019
Application Filed
2-11-2019
Assignee
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
Citation
Afsher Mohajer, M., Goss, J. A., Choudhury, D., Zou, M., & Maddox, S. R. (2020). Digitization and fabrication of custom surface topographies with submicron resolution. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/384
Comments
Mahyar Afshar Mohajer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Josue Goss, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Dipankar Choudhury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Min Zou, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Shelby R. Maddox, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR