Atomic force microscopy (AFM; 5500, Agilent Technologies ... temperature. Surface texturing was only accomplished by thermal curing while the film was pressed in a patterned mold.

That allows solid metallic replicas to be lifted off, creating a negative relief of the surface texture. Positive reliefs can be made by using the inverse replica to create a mold and then ...

The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on its surface also help them sense textures -- something ... Next, they designed a master mold with the appropriate spatial distribution of ...