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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Matthias Geissler, Boucherville, CA;
Inventors:
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Matthias Geissler, Boucherville, CA;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/22 (2006.01); C03C 15/00 (2006.01); C03C 25/68 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for processing a surface involves depositing at least one class of enzymes () onto the surface (); introducing at least a reactant () into an environment of the surface (), and causing interaction between the enzymes () and the reactant (), thereby to cause processing of a region of the surface (), the processed region of the surface () being defined with respect to a region thereof that is proximate () to where the enzymes () have been deposited.