Roll to roll nanoimprint lithography tool is first for industry
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The industry's first roll to roll nanoimprint lithography tool has been touted by Austrian firm EV Group.
Developed in collaboration with the Industrial Consortium on Nanoimprin, helmed by A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the EVG570R2R utilises hot embossing to mass produce films and surfaces with micro and nanometre scale structures.
The technology is expected to benefit a number of medical, consumer and industrial applications, including micro-fluidics, plastic electronics, displays, flexible electronics and photovoltaics.
The first system has been installed in IMRE's Singapore facility, where it will be used to conduct industrial research on the potential uses for large scale nanoimprint patterning.
IMRE director Professor Andy Hor Tzi Sum, said: "While roll to roll nanoimprint lithography holds much promise in enabling a variety of new applications, previous efforts to develop the technology lacked a holistic approach.
"As part of this new project, IMRE is bringing together technology innovators from across the ecosystem to help drive this technology toward commercialisation."
