A room temperature ionic liquid was used as the solvent for metathesis reactions with the Schrock catalyst and a new method to facilitate separation between small molecules and ionic liquids using polydimethylsiloxane thimbles is reported.

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface consisting irregular pattern was investigated to develop cell-based biochip using PDMS. PDMS surface was modified with nano- and micro-combined patterns using surface deformation technology. Hydrophobicity of nano-patterned PDMS surface was sustained. Nevertheless it has irregular patterns consisting of micro- and nano-patterns. According to atomic force micr...

Metallic nickel nanowires with excellent physical properties have been introduced into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix to form polymer nanocomposites. Nanowires were synthesized by template-assisted electrochemical deposition. By utilizing ferromagnetic nickel nanowires, small external magnetic field can be used to control their alignment and distribution during composite synthesis. Unlike d...