Patent ID: 6916598

Claim:
A method of microfabricating ceramic or metal patterns on a solid substrate using ionization radiation comprising the steps of: mixing together a light stable composition consisting essentially of a reactive monomer, a multi-functional cross-linking agent and ceramic or metal filler; said mixing process optionally carried out either by heating the composition until melted or by dissolving components in a common solvent; optionally, in the presence of binder; and optionally, in the presence of a radiation sensitizer; casting the composition on a solid substrate to form a film of desired thickness; irradiating the film with ionization radiation through a mask to form a polymerized/cross-linked image; developing the polymerized/cross-linked image by rinsing the irradiated film in a solvent to remove unirradiated composition; and sintering the polymerized/cross-linked image in microfabricated ceramics or metal patterns.