Systems and methods for the combinatorial synthesis of novel materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Methods and apparatus for the preparation of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of, diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by depositing components of target, materials to predefined regions on the substrate and, in some embodiments, simultaneously reacting the components to form at least two resulting materials. In, particular, the present invention provides novel masking systems and methods for, applying components of target materials onto a substrate in a combinatorial fashion, thus, creating arrays of resulting materials that differ slightly in composition stoichiometry, and/or thickness. Using the …