Imec Vzw

XiuMei Xu

Boon Teik Chan

Zheng Tao

Efrain Altamirano Sanchez

Gian Francesco Lorusso

Khashayar Babaei Gavan

A method for producing a structure including, on a main surface of a substrate, at least one elongated cavity having openings at opposing ends. The method includes providing a substrate having a main surface. On the main surface, a first pair of features are formed that protrude perpendicularly from the main surface. The features have elongated sidewalls and a top surface, are parallel to one another, are separated by a gap having a width sand a bottom area, and have a width wand a height h. At least the main surface of the substrate and the first pair of features are brought in contact with a liquid, suitable for making a contact angle of less than 90&#xb0; with the material of the elongated sidewalls and subsequently the substrate is dried.

Method of forming micro-pipes on a substrate and a structure formed thereof

Embodiments described herein include an antimicrobial substrate surface. An example embodiment includes a structure that includes an antimicrobial surface on a substrate. The antimicrobial surface includes a plurality of nanostructures. Each nanostructure includes a nanopillar on the substrate. The nanopillar has a height. Each nanostructure also includes a head covering a distal end and at least part of the height of the nanopillar.

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