A method for coating discrete areas of a flexible substrate in a continuous roll-to-roll manner, comprising: providing a flexible substrate having a conductive layer disposed on at least a portion thereof, the conductive layer comprising a conductive surface; coating a first patterned layer comprising a low surface energy material onto a first region of the conductive surface disposed on the flexible substrate, wherein the low surface energy material has a surface energy less than 20 mJ/m 2, further wherein a second region of the conductive surface remains uncovered by the patterned layer; coating a layer of a liquid overcoat composition over the patterned layer of the low energy material and the second regions of the conductive surface, wherein the liquid overcoat composition comprises a material having a surface energy sufficiently greater than that of the low surface energy material in the first patterned layer to cause the liquid overcoat composition to de-wet from the patterned layer; allowing the liquid overcoat composition to de-wet from the first patterned layer of the low surface energy material such that the liquid overcoat composition withdraws from the patterned layer of the low surface energy material and a first amount of the liquid overcoat composition collects in a first portion of the second region of the conductive surface, wherein the liquid overcoat composition recedes from an edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material such that a second residual amount of the liquid overcoat composition less than the first amount remains in a second portion of the second region of the conductive surface adjacent to the edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material; curing the liquid overcoat composition to form an overcoat layer in the first portion of the second region of the conductive surface and an access channel in the second portion of the second region of the conductive surface, wherein the access channel is adjacent to the edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material; and electrically contacting the conductive surface through the access channel. providing a flexible substrate having a conductive layer disposed on at least a portion thereof, the conductive layer comprising a conductive surface; coating a first patterned layer comprising a low surface energy material onto a first region of the conductive surface disposed on the flexible substrate, wherein the low surface energy material has a surface energy less than 20 mJ/m 2, further wherein a second region of the conductive surface remains uncovered by the patterned layer; coating a layer of a liquid overcoat composition over the patterned layer of the low energy material and the second regions of the conductive surface, wherein the liquid overcoat composition comprises a material having a surface energy sufficiently greater than that of the low surface energy material in the first patterned layer to cause the liquid overcoat composition to de-wet from the patterned layer; allowing the liquid overcoat composition to de-wet from the first patterned layer of the low surface energy material such that the liquid overcoat composition withdraws from the patterned layer of the low surface energy material and a first amount of the liquid overcoat composition collects in a first portion of the second region of the conductive surface, wherein the liquid overcoat composition recedes from an edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material such that a second residual amount of the liquid overcoat composition less than the first amount remains in a second portion of the second region of the conductive surface adjacent to the edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material; curing the liquid overcoat composition to form an overcoat layer in the first portion of the second region of the conductive surface and an access channel in the second portion of the second region of the conductive surface, wherein the access channel is adjacent to the edge of the patterned layer of the low surface energy material; and electrically contacting the conductive surface through the access channel.