Batooli, LeiliMaldonado, Sandra GuadalupeJudelewicz, MosheMischler, Stefano2015-09-282015-09-282015-09-28201510.3390/mi6050611https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/119419WOS:000356242500006Tribology 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 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 compositions with 4 and 10 wt % ionic liquid.text::journal::journal article::research article