Method for electrochemical fabrication
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1. A method of electrically patterning an object, comprising:
- obtaining a supported mask which is separate from the object, having a first support portion, and a second patterned portion, said second patterned portion having a first surface connected to said first support portion, and a second surface which is conformable and can change in shape when pressed against said object to conform to a surface of said object;
pressing said mask against said object in an electrically active bath; and
after said pressing, passing a current through said electrically active bath, to pattern said object only at locations where said second patterned portion is not pressed against said object.
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Abstract
An electroplating method that includes: a) contacting a first substrate with a first article, which includes a substrate and a conformable mask disposed in a pattern on the substrate; b) electroplating a first metal from a source of metal ions onto the first substrate in a first pattern, the first pattern corresponding to the complement of the conformable mask pattern; and c) removing the first article from the first substrate, is disclosed. Electroplating articles and electroplating apparatus are also disclosed.
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1. A method of electrically patterning an object, comprising:
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obtaining a supported mask which is separate from the object, having a first support portion, and a second patterned portion, said second patterned portion having a first surface connected to said first support portion, and a second surface which is conformable and can change in shape when pressed against said object to conform to a surface of said object; pressing said mask against said object in an electrically active bath; and after said pressing, passing a current through said electrically active bath, to pattern said object only at locations where said second patterned portion is not pressed against said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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