Claims
- 1. A method of dry dispensing components in a defined area on a surface comprising:
(1) placing a solid in said area on said surface, wherein said solid comprises said components in a matrix; (2) degrading said matrix of step (1); (3) substantially removing matrix from the surface; (4) retaining said components on said surface, wherein said retaining step uniformly adheres said components to said surface.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said solid is formed from a transversely sliced section of a fiber.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least 100 fibers are bundled in a fixed alignment with respect to each other.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said matrix is selected from the group consisting of super-cooled liquid, crystal, plastic, and colloid suspension.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said entrapped components are biological macromolecules.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said macromolecules are selected from the group consisting of proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said placing step (1) comprises positioning said solid on at least one porous membrane which abuts said at least one surface.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the matrix is removed by passage through the porous membrane.
- 9. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 1.
- 10. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 2.
- 11. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 3.
- 12. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 4.
- 13. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 5.
- 14. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 6.
- 15. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 7.
- 16. An article having a pattern of components on a solid surface produced by a method of claim 8.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 09/628,339 filed Jul. 28, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 09/482,460 filed Jan. 13, 2000 which is a continuation-in-part of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/146,653 filed Jul. 30, 1999, the contents of which are incorporated herein in entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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