Patent ID: 8728293

Claim:
A method for preparing a microwire glass comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a working electrode piece in a chamber, (b) evacuating the chamber, (c) immersing the working electrode piece in a plating bath, (d) plating the working electrode to form a microwire glass; and (e) at least partially filling microchannels in said microwire glass with a filler material; wherein said at least partial filling step comprises the steps of: (i) positioning the microwire glass in a chamber, (ii) evacuating the chamber, (iii) immersing the microwire glass in a filler material, and (iv) curing the filler material; wherein prior to said step (c), the working electrode is immersed in an immersion liquid; and wherein said step of immersing said working electrode in the immersion liquid comprises applying said immersion liquid to a side of said working electrode and allowing said immersion liquid to flow through microchannels in said working electrode.