Patent ID: 6890598

Claim:
A method for micro-contacting printing including: printing a pattern on a surface of a substrate, where the pattern includes exposed regions and self-assembled monolayer (SAM) protected regions, where the SAM comprises a dithiocarboxylic acid (DTCA) of the general formula (I): (R) α —R′—(CS 2 H) β (I) where: R is a carbon-containing group, a fluorinated carbon-containing group or a fluorocarbon-containing group; R′ is a carbon-containing group, a multivalent atom, a double bond or hetero atom analog, a saturated, unsaturated, aromatic ring system or a hetero atom analog; α and β are integers the sum of which is less than a maximum number of substituents R′ can accommodate, coating the exposed base layer regions with a composition so that the surface comprises coated regions and the DTCA SAM protected regions; and removing the DTCA SAM from the protective regions under a mild oxidative environment, at ambient temperature in the absence or presence of UV radiation to form exposed surface regions and coated surface regions.