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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Harold R. Garner, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for catalyzing a reaction on a substrate (,) comprising, a light source (,), a micromirror (,) positioned to redirect light (,) from the light source (,) toward a substrate (,) wherein the redirected light (,) catalyzes a chemical reaction proximate a substrate (,), is disclosed. A computer (,) is connected to, and controls, the positioning of mirrors within the micromirror (,) to specifically redirect light to specific portions of a substrate. The substrate (,) can be placed in a reaction chamber (,), wherein the light (,) that is redirected by the micromirror (,) catalyzes a chemical reaction proximate a substrate (,).