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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Frank Y. Xu, Round Rock, TX (US);
Edward Brian Fletcher, Austin, TX (US);
Pankaj B. Lad, DeSoto, TX (US);
Michael P. C. Watts, Austin, TX (US);
Frank Y. Xu, Round Rock, TX (US);
Edward Brian Fletcher, Austin, TX (US);
Pankaj B. Lad, DeSoto, TX (US);
Michael P. C. Watts, Austin, TX (US);
Molecular Imprints, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method of solidifying a polymerizable liquid to form a film on a substrate that features minimizing inhibition of the polymerization process by oxygen contained in the atmosphere surrounding the polymerizable liquid. To that end, the polymerizable liquid includes, inter alia, an initiator that consumes oxygen that interacts with the polymerizable liquid and generates additional free radicals to facilitate the polymerizable process.