Tribology of SU-8 polymer is increasingly relevant due to bursting use of this material in a variety of applications.This study is directed towards introduction and investigation of a novel self-lubricating composite of an ionic liquid (IL) in SU-8.The new material can be utilized for fabrication of lubricating polymer coating Printers with tunable surface properties or SU8-made elements for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with enhanced tribological performance.
It is shown that addition of IL drastically alters water affinity of the composite while UV patternability remains unmodified.A lower coefficient of friction and wear has been obtained for two investigated Stove Simmerstat compositions with 4 and 10 wt % ionic liquid.