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Abstract

According to the invention there is provided a method of producing a structure comprising the steps of:

a) providing a substrate comprising one or more features that correspond to the shape of the structure to be produced, wherein the one or more features comprise a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface;b) exposing at least a part of the hydrophobic PDMS surface to a plasma so that the part of the hydrophobic PDMS surface that is exposed to the plasma forms a hydrophilic PDMS surface;c) depositing a seed layer onto the hydrophilic PDMS surface by electroless deposition;d) depositing one or more metallic layers onto the seed layer by electrochemical deposition to form the structure; ande) removing the structure from the substrate.

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