Salt crystals which can be turned into polyimide. Credit: Image courtesy of Vienna University of Technology, TU Vienna
Using a new synthesis procedure developed at TU Wien, it is now possible to produce the extremely resistant material polyimide in the form of angular particles for the first time. Polyimides withstand extreme heat and chemically aggressive solvents, while being considerably less dense than metals. That is why they are very popular in industry, for example as an insulation layer on PCBs or in aerospace applications. However, it is precisely their high stability, which makes polyimides very difficult to process. Neither melting nor etching can be used to bring them into the correct shape.
“Small plastic particles are usually obtained as spherical objects,” says Miriam Unter...
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