microstructured
Having microscopic features
Microstructured describes materials or surfaces engineered with tiny structural features, typically on the scale of micrometers.
These patterns—ridges, channels, pores, or other geometries—give materials properties they wouldn't have if smooth: microstructured glass that reduces glare, microstructured surfaces that repel water.
The term appears in materials science, optics, and biomedical engineering.
Grease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
micromachining · deposition · patterning · replication · self-assembly · sputtering · templating · microfabrication
Repels aqueous substances
- antireflectiveMinimizes light bounce-back
- self-cleaningRemoves its own grime
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
dimpled · pitted · roughened · embossed · channels · pillars · ridges · wetting
Ads or microscopy abbreviation
- cross-sectionView through interior
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
defects · porosity · topography · imaging · characterization · resolution · magnification · roughness
lithography
Grease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
MEMS · micromachining · deposition · patterning · replication · self-assembly · sputtering · templating · microfabrication · cleanroom
hydrophobic
Repels aqueous substances
- antireflectiveMinimizes light bounce-back
- self-cleaningRemoves its own grime
- groovedHaving linear indentations
ribbed · dimpled · pitted · roughened · embossed · channels · pillars · ridges · wetting · adhesion
SEM
Ads or microscopy abbreviation
- cross-sectionView through interior
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
crystalline · defects · porosity · topography · imaging · characterization · resolution · magnification · roughness · orientation
porous
Allowing passage of fluids
- texturedHaving tactile surface quality
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
engineered · composite · foam · honeycomb · hierarchical · cellular · fibrous · granular · sintered · anodized
microstructuredfeatureless
Having no distinguishing marks
unstructured · smooth · homogeneous · uniform · untextured
microstructuredbulk
Main mass or size
macroscale · large-scale · coarse-grained · gross · unstructured
microstructuredamorphous
Without distinct shape
disordered · random · unorganized · chaotic · isotropic