Method of patterning a surface using a deformable stamp
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1. A method of patterning a surface, comprising:
- providing a stamp having a lumen with a portal;
passing at least a portion of a substrate into the lumen via the portal; and
modulating the dimensions of the stamp by reducing a cross sectional dimension of the lumen to place an interior stamping surface of the lumen in contact with an exterior surface of the substrate and thereby producing a pattern on the exterior surface of the substrate.
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Abstract
A deformable stamp for patterning a surface. The stamp can be placed in contact with an entire 3-dimensional object, such as a rod, in a single step. The stamp can also be used to pattern the inside of a tube or rolled over a surface to form a continuous pattern. The stamp may also be used for fluidic patterning by flowing material through channels defined by raised and recessed portions in the surface of the stamp as it contacts the substrate. The stamp may be used to deposit self-assembled monolayers, biological materials, metals, polymers, ceramics, or a variety of other materials. The patterned substrates may be used in a variety of engineering and medical applications.
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1. A method of patterning a surface, comprising:
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providing a stamp having a lumen with a portal; passing at least a portion of a substrate into the lumen via the portal; and modulating the dimensions of the stamp by reducing a cross sectional dimension of the lumen to place an interior stamping surface of the lumen in contact with an exterior surface of the substrate and thereby producing a pattern on the exterior surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of patterning a surface, comprising:
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providing a stamp having a lumen with a first portal; providing a substrate having a lumen with a second portal; passing at least a portion of the stamp into the lumen of the substrate via the second portal; and modulating the dimensions of the stamp by increasing a cross sectional dimension of the lumen of the stamp to place an exterior stamping surface of the stamp in contact with an interior surface within the lumen of the substrate and thereby producing a pattern on the interior surface within the lumen of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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