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Photodeposition method for fabricating a three-dimensional, patterned polymer microstructure

US6200737A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1995
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/2008
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a photodeposition methodology for fabricating a three-dimensional patterned polymer microstructure. A variety of polymeric structures can be fabricated on solid substrates using unitary fiber optic arrays for light delivery. The methodology allows micrometer-scale photopatterning for the fabricated structures using masks substantially larger than the desired dimensions of the microstructure.

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