Uniform surfaces for hybrid material substrates and methods for making and using same
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods of using same where hybrid substrate materials are provided with a substantially uniform surface to provide uniformity of properties, including interaction with their environments. Uniform surfaces are applied as coatings over, e.g., hybrid metal/silica, metal/polymer, metal/metal surfaces to mask different chemical properties of differing regions of the surface and to afford a protective surface for the hybrid structure.
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22 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A method of performing an analytical reaction, comprising:
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providing a substrate that comprises; a first layer comprising a first surface having at least first and second material regions, the first and second material regions having one or more chemical or physical properties that differ when the first and second regions are exposed to a first chemical environment; a second layer disposed over at least one of the first and second material regions to provide a second surface to the substrate, wherein the second surface that is substantially uniform with respect to the one or more chemical or physical properties, when the second surface is exposed to the first chemical environment; providing a reaction fluid upon the first surface that comprises the first chemical environment; and performing the analytical reaction in the reaction fluid. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of producing an analytical substrate, comprising:
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providing a first transparent layer having a first surface; providing a second discontinuous layer over the first surface of the first transparent layer, resulting in a second surface comprised of exposed portions of the first surface of the first transparent layer and the second discontinuous layer; and providing a third layer over at least one of the discontinuous layer and the exposed portions of the first surface of the transparent substrate, to provide a third surface that is substantially uniform with respect to the one or more chemical or physical properties, when the third surface is exposed to the first chemical environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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