Patent ID: 7252862
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B05D,B82Y,G03F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for increasing adhesion between a substrate and a polymeric imprintable material during an imprinting procedure, the method comprising: chemically bonding a plurality of molecules to a surface of the substrate to form a self-assembled monolayer thereon; copolymerizing a monomer with the self-assembled monolayer to form the polymeric imprintable material chemically bonded to the self-assembled monolayer; and forming at least one of hydroxyl groups, chlorine groups, amino groups, thiol groups, or acetoxy groups on the surface of the substrate prior to chemically bonding the plurality of molecules; wherein the at least one of the hydroxyl groups, chlorine groups, amino groups, thiol groups, or acetoxy groups is adapted to chemically bond to at least one of the plurality of molecules, and wherein adhesion between the polymeric imprintable material and the substrate is substantially increased by the self-assembled monolayer, and wherein the substrate is selected from silicon, silicon dioxide, glass, quartz, alumina, germanium, germanium oxide, tin, tin oxide, layers thereof, and combinations thereof.