Method of molding simple or complex micro and/or nanopatterned features on both planar or non-planar molded objects and surfaces and the molded objects produced using same

A method for making a negative mold having a mold surface with negative microscale and/or nanoscale patterned features on a tool surface of a molding tool to generate a molded product with replicate microscale and/or nanoscale patterned features, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a base material with actual patterned features selected from a group consisting of microscale features, nanoscale features, and microscale and nanoscale features,
• providing a backing material, liquid tool insert material, and the molding tool;
• attaching the base material with actual patterned features to the backing material to form a product;
• adding the liquid tool insert material to the tool surface of the molding tool;
• pressing the actual patterned features of the product into the liquid tool insert material and allowing the liquid tool insert material to cure;
• and
• removing the product from the molding tool to form the negative mold having the mold surface with the negative patterned features of the actual patterned features.