Post and pocket microstructures containing moveable particles having optical effects

摘要

A microfabricated structure to interact with electromagnetic waves, such as a visual display apparatus for positioning movable particles, the structure comprising a substrate containing a plurality of pockets and/or a plurality of posts, and a plurality of optically anisotropic particles placed in the substrate. Pockets are sealable in relation to other pockets and to air, and each pocket being capable of positioning at least one particle.