METHOD FOR FORMING AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A PATHWAY OF PARTICLES WHEREIN A TERMINATION OF THE PATHWAY OF PARTICLES IS EXPOSED

摘要

The invention relates to a method for forming an article comprising a pathway of particles wherein a termination of the pathway of particles is exposed. The method comprises arranging the particles by applying an electric field and/or a magnetic field at an interface between a water soluble or a non-water soluble matrix and a matrix comprising a viscous material and particles. After fixating the viscous material, the termination is exposed by dissolving the water soluble or non-water soluble matrix. The invention also relates to articles obtainable by said method, and to the use of said method in various applications.

主权项

1. A method for arranging particles at an interface between at least one from the group consisting of a water soluble matrix and a non-water soluble matrix and a matrix comprising a viscous material and particles, said method comprising the steps of:
contacting at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble matrix and the non-water soluble matrix and the matrix comprising a viscous material and particles with a support comprising at least one side, said at least one side of the support facing at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble and the non-water soluble matrix and the matrix comprising a viscous material and particles; placing at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble matrix and the non-water soluble matrix in contact with the matrix comprising a viscous material and particles thereby providing a structure comprising at least one interface between at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble matrix and the non-water soluble matrix and said matrix comprising a viscous material and particles; subjecting the particles in the structure to at least one from the group consisting of an electric field and a magnetic field thereby forming the particles into at least one pathway of particles, said at least one pathway of particles comprising a termination at the at least one interface between at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble matrix and the non-water soluble matrix and the matrix comprising a viscous material and particles; and fixating the viscous material so as to fixate the at least one pathway of particles, said termination being exposed upon removal by dissolution of at least one from the group consisting of the water soluble matrix and the non-water soluble matrix.