摘要 |
A method of manufacturing an element by means of a replication tool, comprising the steps of
€¢ providing a replication tool that defines the shape of the element;
€¢ providing a substrate;
€¢ pressing the tool against the substrate, with a replication material located between the tool and the substrate;
€¢ confining the replication material to a predetermined area of the substrate, which predetermined area exceeds the desired area of the element on covering the substrate, in at least one direction along the surface of the substrate by less than a predetermined distance.;
€¢ hardening (e.g. curing) the replication material to form the element. |