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Fabrication and characterization of microscale sandwich beams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Francisco Arias ,
Paul J.A. Kenis ,
Bing Xu ,
Tao Deng ,
Olivier J.A. Schueller ,
George M. Whitesides ,
Yuki Sugimura  and
Anthony G. Evans
Francisco Arias
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Paul J.A. Kenis
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Bing Xu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Tao Deng
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Olivier J.A. Schueller
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
George M. Whitesides*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Yuki Sugimura
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Anthony G. Evans
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Abstract

Microscale sandwich beams with cell diameters and wall widths down to 150 and 15 μm, respectively, and having both metallic and polymer/metal cores were produced through fabrication methods that combined photolithography and electrodeposition. Various core structures were used, including some with negative Poisson's ratio. The bending response was investigated and compared with beam-theory predictions. Most of the cores evaluated had sufficient shear stiffness that the bending compliance was relatively high and dominated by the face sheets. Two of the core configurations were “soft” and exhibited behavior governed by core shear. The relative dimensions of the cores evaluated in this study were far from those that minimize the weight, because of fabrication constraints. The development of an ability to make high-aspect ratio cores is an essential next step toward producing structurally efficient, lightweight microscale beams and panels.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , February 2001 , pp. 597 - 605
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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