Patent ID: 7795145

Claim:
A method of patterning the surface of a substrate with at least one crystalline compound, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a stamp having a surface including a plurality of indentations formed therein defining an indentation pattern, said indentations being contiguous with a stamping surface and defining a stamping pattern, (b) coating said stamping surface with at least one compound (C1) capable of binding to the surface of the substrate and of binding at least one crystalline compound, (c) contacting at least a portion of the surface of a substrate with said stamping surface to allow deposition of said compound (C1) on the substrate, (d) removing said stamping surface to provide a pattern of binding sites on the surface of the substrate, (e) depositing a suspension comprising crystals of a crystalline compound and a liquid medium onto the surface of the substrate to enable at least a portion of the crystals to bind to at least a portion of the binding sites on the surface of the substrate.