Patent ID: 6507989
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B81C,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of self-assembly comprising:providing a first component article having a maximum dimension, a total surface area, and a first mating surface and a second component article having a maximum dimension, a total surface area, and a second mating surface that matches the first mating surface, the first and second mating surfaces each defining an area equal to at least one percent of the lesser of the total surface areas of the first and second component articles, the first and second component articles separated by a distance at least equal to {fraction (1/100)} of the maximum dimension of the first or second component article; chemically modifying the first and second mating surfaces such that the chemical modification provides better wetting of the mating surfaces; and without applying a net external force to either of the first and second component articles, and under set conditions, allowing the first mating surface to fasten to the second mating surface irreversibly under the set conditions thereby forming a composite article of the first and second component articles.