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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Applicants:
David J. Monk, Rexford, NY (US);
David R. Walt, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Monk, Rexford, NY (US);
David R. Walt, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tufts University, Medford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/36 (2006.01); B05D 5/12 (2006.01); B05D 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to microscopic structures and methods of making and using the structures. A method of forming a microscopic structure of a material includes obtaining a solution () containing the material, establishing a flowing stream of the solution () in a capillary (), wherein the capillary () has an inner dimension that is smaller than about 300 micrometers, and maintaining the stream until a layer is built up along an inner wall of the capillary () from material deposited from the flowing stream, thereby forming a microscopic structure.