REVIEW article
Adv. Opt. Technol.
Sec. Optical Manufacturing and Design
Volume 14 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/aot.2025.1588934
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvanced Fabrication Techniques for High-Precision Optical ComponentsView all 3 articles
Mold-Glass Interface Adhesion Mechanisms in Precision Glass Molding
Provisionally accepted
Hanhan Zhao*
Liangchi Zhang- Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Precision glass molding (PGM) enables high-accuracy, efficient production of complex optical components, yet interfacial adhesion between mold and glass surfaces remains a significant barrier, impacting both quality and mold durability. This review comprehensively examines the factors influencing adhesion behavior, including the roles of material selection, surface wettability, process parameters, and thermodynamic principles in defining interfacial performance. Through a detailed analysis of anti-adhesion materials and optimized process strategies, such as controlled temperature, pressure, and atmospheric conditions, this work elucidates mechanisms that mitigate adhesion and extend mold life. Thermodynamic modeling, including work of adhesion calculations, provides a quantitative foundation for predicting interfacial behavior, offering guidance for material and process optimization in PGM applications. The findings provide a multi-dimensional framework for addressing adhesion challenges in PGM, setting the stage for enhanced efficiency and quality in precision optics manufacturing.
Keywords: Precision glass molding, Adhesion mechanism, Optical components, Process optimization, mold quality
Received: 06 Mar 2025; Accepted: 01 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhao and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Hanhan Zhao, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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