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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Thalwil, CH;
Urs Kloter, Dietikon, CH;
Ryan Joesph Linderman, Zurich, CH;
Bruno Michel, Adliswil, CH;
Hugo E. Rothuizen, Adliswil, CH;
Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Thalwil, CH;
Urs Kloter, Dietikon, CH;
Ryan Joesph Linderman, Zurich, CH;
Bruno Michel, Adliswil, CH;
Hugo E. Rothuizen, Adliswil, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An interface is formed by pressing a patterned first surface and a second surface together, with a particle-loaded interface material in between. The first surface is fabricated with a pattern of channels designed to redistribute the velocity gradients that occur in the interface material during interface formation in order to control the arrangement, orientation and concentration of particles at the end of the interface formation. The concept finds application in thermal interfaces and controlled placement of nano and micro particles and biological molecules.