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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Chang Liu, Winnetka, IL (US);
Jonathan Engel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kee Ryu, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microscale polymer-based apparatus comprises a substrate formed from a first polymer material and at least one active region integrated with the substrate. The at least one active region is patterned from a second polymer material that is modified to perform at least one function within the at least one active region.