(Sub-) Microscale Structuring of Cellulose Thin Films using a Polymer Brush-Assisted Microcontact Printing (PolyBrushMiC) Routine

Key Points

• The aim is to present a technique for micropatterning cellulose thin films using polymer-brush stamps.
• Utilized microcontact printing technique
• Employed polymer-brush stamps with reactive imidazole groups
• Used carboxylic-acid inks for binding during printing
• Successfully demonstrated clean ester-forming transfer of inks to cellulose
• Achieved precise micropatterns on cellulose thin films