Process for creating a 3-dimensional configuration on a substrate
US7169989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/902
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a process for introducing a three-dimensional configuration of micron to sub-micron size in a polymeric substrate comprising applying a catalyst for the selective removal of sub-unit parts of the polymer to at least one predetermined area of the polymer substrate via a pipette with a nano-sized orifice.
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