It is possible to use an oriented monolayer to limit the Van der Waals forces between two elements by passivation. The invention disclosed here details how to do so by building the device to be passivated, cleaning the surface to be passivated, activating the surface, heating it along with the material...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5411769?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5411769 - Method of producing micromechanical devices
