Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for acicular body

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an acicular body including a support substrate and a needle formed on the support substrate, includes: supplying a needle forming solution onto an intaglio plate having a recess that has a shape corresponding to the needle; disposing a film on the needle forming solution; compressing the needle forming solution from above the film such that the needle forming solution is moved into the recess; and removing a liquid component from the needle forming solution inside the recess such that the needle forming solution is solidified and that the needle is formed.

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