Method of creating a dispersion of a liquid on a substrate
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsTodd Bailey, Byung J. Choi, Matthew Colburn, S. V. Sreenivasan, C. Grant Willson, John Ekerdt
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method of moving a liquid between a substrate extending in a first plane and a template extending in a second plane. More specifically, the method may include forming an oblique angle between the first plane and the second plane, reducing a distance between the substrate and the template such that the template is in contact with a portion of the liquid at a desired location, and creating a dispersion of the liquid away from the desired location.
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A method of moving a liquid between a substrate extending in a first plane and a template extending in a second plane, said method comprising:
- forming an oblique angle between said first plane and said second plane;
- reducing a distance between said substrate and said template so that said template is in contact with a portion of said liquid at a desired location;
- and
- creating a dispersion of said liquid away from said desired location.
A method of moving a liquid between a substrate extending in a first plane and a template extending in a second plane, said method comprising:
- placing said first plane of said substrate and said second plane of said substrate in a substantially non-parallel orientation;
- reducing a distance between said substrate and said template;
- contacting a portion of said liquid with said template at a desired location, with said first plane of said substrate and said second plane of said template in a substantially non-parallel orientation;
- and
- creating a dispersion of said liquid away from said desired location.
A method of moving a liquid between a substrate and a template, with a first distance and a second distance defined therebetween, wherein said first distance is defined opposite to said second distance, said method comprising:
- reducing a spacing between said template and said substrate so that a rate of change of said first distance is at a higher rate that a rate of change of said second distance;
- contacting a portion of said liquid at a desired location so that said template is in contact with a portion of said liquid at a desired location;
- and
- creating a dispersion of said liquid away from said desired location.
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