Title

Scalable Fabrication Of Micro- And Nano-Particles Utilizing The Rayleigh Instability In Multi-Material Fibers

Keywords

Fiber tapering; Micro-particle fabrication; Multi-material fibers; Plateau-Rayleigh instability

Abstract

We describe a novel fabrication method for producing polymer, glass, and metal micro- and nano-particles whose diameters range from 200 microns to under 50 nanometers. This method relies on the Rayleigh capillary instability in a multi-material fiber. The fiber core is made of the target material and has size close to the desired particle diameter embedded in a sacrificial polymer matrix. The fiber temperature is elevated to reduce the core viscosity and the Rayleigh instability results in the breakup of the core into a periodic string of spherical particles. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Publication Date

6-9-2011

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

8031

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883853

Socpus ID

79958003461 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79958003461

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