Patent ID: 7959974

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a solid surface comprising at least two different surface regions including: a first surface region which comprises an outer boundary and which is adapted for carbon nanotube adsorption, and a second surface region which is adapted for preventing carbon nanotube adsorption and which forms an interface between the outer boundary of the first region and the boundary of the second region, providing a liquid composition comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes in at least one liquid solvent, placing the liquid composition on the solid surface, so that at least one carbon nanotube adsorbs to the surface, removing the at least one liquid solvent, wherein the at least one carbon nanotube is sufficiently longer than the size and shape of the first surface region so that at least 10% of the length of the at least one carbon nanotube is selectively adsorbed at the interface and the at least one carbon nanotube bends along the perimeter of the first surface region.