Materials List: Designing With Light:
How Microchips Are Made Using Photolithography

Each group needs:

  • 1 bottle of clear gel nail polish (https://a.co/d/acHQDHA)
  • 1 borosilicate glass disc (https://a.co/d/071M3Ph)
  • cotton swabs or lens wipes
  • 1 sponge, foam brush, or soft applicator.
  • mask material (see below)
  • nitrile gloves (https://a.co/d/e6Sx2OZ) (1 per student)
  • water (for final rinse)
  • timer or stopwatch
  • small tray or petri dish for developing
  • (optional) lint-free cloth (to clean glass disc) 

For the entire class to share:

  • 1 UV light with overhead mount https://a.co/d/0M4irCG
  • 1 bottle of acetone https://a.co/d/6Yd1x1Z
  • 1 bottle of isopropyl alcohol
  • construction paper, foil, printed transparency (locally sourced)
  • access to tap water
  • lab wipes/paper towels/sponges (to clean up spills)
  • (optional) non-motorized turntable (https://a.co/d/94Nf9x9) (to evenly spread the gel nail polish on the glass disc)
  • (optional) hot plate
  • (optional) microscope