微塑造的技术在微模式的聚合物和功能的设备的开发的制造起了一个重要作用。在如此的一个过程,合适的溶剂能胀大或溶解聚合物电影减少他们的玻璃转变温度(Tg ) 和粘性并且从而改善流动能力。因而,与高保真度获得 2D 和 3D 模式由是容易的帮助溶剂微塑造。与塑造的高温度相比,这种技术克服象在冷却以后缩小那样的一些缺点,在高温度的降级,在处理有高 Tg 的一些功能的材料的困难,等等。它能被用于不仅在聚合物单层上而且在聚合电解质 multilayers 上做模式。而且, multilayers 上的导致压缩的模式化学上同质却身体上异构。在这评论,模式质量上的控制因素也被讨论,包括模子,溶剂,压力,温度和模式密度的材料。
The micro-molding technology has played an important role in fabrication of polymer micro-patterns and development of functional devices. In such a process, suitable solvent can swell or dissolve the polymer films to decrease their glass transition temperature (Tg) and viscosity and thereby improve flowing ability. Consequently, it is easy to obtain the 2D and 3D patterns with high fidelity by the solvent-assisted micro-molding. Compared with the high temperature molding, this technology overcomes some shortcomings such as shrinking after cooling, degradation at high temperature, difficulty in processing some functional materials having high Tg, etc. It can be applied to making patterns not only on polymer monolayers but also on polyelectrolyte multilayers. Moreover, the compressioninduced patterns on the multilayers are chemically homogenous but physically heterogeneous. In this review, the controlling factors on the pattern quality are also discussed, including materials of the mold, solvent, pressure, temperature and pattern density.