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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Tracie J. Berniard, St. Paul, MN (US);
Daniel P. Meehan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew H. Frey, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Bloomington, MN (US);
Tracie J. Berniard, St. Paul, MN (US);
Daniel P. Meehan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew H. Frey, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Bloomington, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of microcontact printing comprises (a) providing an elastomeric stamp comprising a printing surface inked with an ink comprising surface-functionalizing molecules, (b) treating the inked printing surface of the stamp with solvent, and (c) contacting the treated inked printing surface of the stamp to a surface of a substrate. The printing surface of the stamp comprises a first relief pattern, or the surface of the substrate comprises a second relief pattern, or both of the surfaces comprise the relief patterns, and a pattern of surface-functionalizing molecules is transferred to the substrate according to one or both of the relief patterns.