{"id":{"repo_id":"uiuc","oai_identifier":"oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/73095"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/uiuc/oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/73095","repository":{"repo_id":"uiuc","name":"University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign","base_url":"https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh"},"display":{"title":"Microassembly via polymeric stamp-based transfer printing","abstract":"This thesis aims to study microassembly of micro-scale objects involving transfer printing and its applications. Conventional top-down monolithic microfabrication schemes puts many limitations on fabricating structures with complex device architectures or packaging schemes. As such, engineering approaches enabling microassembly of multiple micro-machined components becomes highly desirable to complement conventional microfabrication. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or shape memory polymer (SMP) as “stamp material,” working in conjunction with 3-dimensional positioning stage, provides reliable and precise relocation method of a micro-scale object for device assembly. Theoretical approaches are studied and experimental assembly processes are performed. Micro-scale structures of various geometries have been assembled in a systematic manner for demonstration. In addition, nano-membrane resonant structure have been demonstrated for functioning device applications.","abstract_html":"This thesis aims to study microassembly of micro-scale objects involving transfer printing and its applications. Conventional top-down monolithic microfabrication schemes puts many limitations on fabricating structures with complex device architectures or packaging schemes. As such, engineering approaches enabling microassembly of multiple micro-machined components becomes highly desirable to complement conventional microfabrication. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or shape memory polymer (SMP) as “stamp material,” working in conjunction with 3-dimensional positioning stage, provides reliable and precise relocation method of a micro-scale object for device assembly. Theoretical approaches are studied and experimental assembly processes are performed. Micro-scale structures of various geometries have been assembled in a systematic manner for demonstration. In addition, nano-membrane resonant structure have been demonstrated for functioning device applications.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Rhee, Sang Il"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"M.S.","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Mechanical Engineering","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Kim, Seok"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2015,"date_issued":"2015-01-21T19:59:28Z","date_published":"2015-01-21T19:59:28Z","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:26:07Z","subjects":["transfer printing","microassembly","shape memory polymer","polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp"],"languages":["en"],"rights":["Copyright 2014 Sang Il Rhee"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2142/73095","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Kim, Seok"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Rhee, Sang Il"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2015-01-21T19:59:28Z","2017-01-22T10:15:37Z","2014-12","2015-01-21"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Mechanical Engineering"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["M.S."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["transfer printing","microassembly","shape memory polymer","polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright 2014 Sang Il Rhee"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/73095"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["This thesis aims to study microassembly of micro-scale objects involving transfer printing and its applications. Conventional top-down monolithic microfabrication schemes puts many limitations on fabricating structures with complex device architectures or packaging schemes. As such, engineering approaches enabling microassembly of multiple micro-machined components becomes highly desirable to complement conventional microfabrication. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or shape memory polymer (SMP) as “stamp material,” working in conjunction with 3-dimensional positioning stage, provides reliable and precise relocation method of a micro-scale object for device assembly. Theoretical approaches are studied and experimental assembly processes are performed. Micro-scale structures of various geometries have been assembled in a systematic manner for demonstration. In addition, nano-membrane resonant structure have been demonstrated for functioning device applications.","Item withdrawn by Laura Spradlin (lspradl2@illinois.edu) on 2014-12-09T19:44:31Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 Rhee_Sangil.docx: 1794745 bytes, checksum: d07fb89c7032924a0bd547d5b22334b1 (MD5) Rhee_Sangil.pdf: 843622 bytes, checksum: 0b65d987436038c57cc6d7748ab930c7 (MD5)","Made available in DSpace on 2015-01-21T19:59:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Sang Il_Rhee.pdf: 881365 bytes, checksum: 7cb3d7ab8474aea95ef9783232b2a889 (MD5) Rhee_Sangil.docx: 1766676 bytes, checksum: 3460581ce1553d324991aeeb508ab7d5 (MD5)","Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 73284 Lift date: 2017-01-21T19:59:39Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system","Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 73284 on 2017-01-22T10:15:37Z."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Microassembly via polymeric stamp-based transfer printing"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Kim, Seok"],"dc:creator":["Rhee, Sang Il"],"dc:date":["2015-01-21T19:59:28Z","2017-01-22T10:15:37Z","2014-12","2015-01-21"],"dc:description":["This thesis aims to study microassembly of micro-scale objects involving transfer printing and its applications. Conventional top-down monolithic microfabrication schemes puts many limitations on fabricating structures with complex device architectures or packaging schemes. As such, engineering approaches enabling microassembly of multiple micro-machined components becomes highly desirable to complement conventional microfabrication. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or shape memory polymer (SMP) as “stamp material,” working in conjunction with 3-dimensional positioning stage, provides reliable and precise relocation method of a micro-scale object for device assembly. Theoretical approaches are studied and experimental assembly processes are performed. Micro-scale structures of various geometries have been assembled in a systematic manner for demonstration. In addition, nano-membrane resonant structure have been demonstrated for functioning device applications.","Item withdrawn by Laura Spradlin (lspradl2@illinois.edu) on 2014-12-09T19:44:31Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 Rhee_Sangil.docx: 1794745 bytes, checksum: d07fb89c7032924a0bd547d5b22334b1 (MD5) Rhee_Sangil.pdf: 843622 bytes, checksum: 0b65d987436038c57cc6d7748ab930c7 (MD5)","Made available in DSpace on 2015-01-21T19:59:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Sang Il_Rhee.pdf: 881365 bytes, checksum: 7cb3d7ab8474aea95ef9783232b2a889 (MD5) Rhee_Sangil.docx: 1766676 bytes, checksum: 3460581ce1553d324991aeeb508ab7d5 (MD5)","Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 73284 Lift date: 2017-01-21T19:59:39Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system","Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 73284 on 2017-01-22T10:15:37Z."],"dc:identifier":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/73095"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2014 Sang Il Rhee"],"dc:subject":["transfer printing","microassembly","shape memory polymer","polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp"],"dc:title":["Microassembly via polymeric stamp-based transfer printing"],"dc:type":["text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Mechanical Engineering"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.S."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:26:07Z"}