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Selective deposition of materials on countoured surfaces

US7288394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 2003
Grant dateOct 30, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/815
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of patterning materials, such as proteins, on a contoured surface by depositing them onto protrusions on a surface, and a cell containment device that may be constructed by this method, are provided. The method may involve selectively depositing a material on a substrate including a contoured surface including protrusions and recesses. By applying a first fluid to the contoured surface and allowing the first fluid to distribute across only a portion of the contoured surface, a material may be deposited on the protrusions and not the recesses, or on the recesses and not the protrusions. Such a method may be used to selectively pattern cells or other materials on substrates.

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