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Abstract

A method for partially coating a structure having one or more small protruding features is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a structure comprising a base and a protruding feature attached to the base of the structure, the feature having a diameter or width of about 1 mm or less; (b) contacting the protruding feature with a substantially uniform layer of viscous coating material, the layer having a pre-determined thickness, to transfer at least some of the coating material from the layer of coating material to the protruding feature, without contacting the base of the structure with the layer of viscous coating material; and (c) separating the structure from the layer of coating material to form a substantially uniformly coated protruding feature, wherein the coating occupies a desired pre-determined area on the feature.

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