| abstract |
The invention relates to a process for structuring a surface, that is to say for forming at least one array of features with a submillimeter-scale lateral characteristic dimension on a plane surface of a product comprising a rigid glass element ( 1 ) and at least one layer ( 1 a ) attached to said glass element ( 1 ), the structuring being carried out on said layer ( 1 a ) and a surface structuring, by plastic or viscoplastic deformation, being carried out by contact with a structured element called a mask ( 10 ) with application of pressure, the structuring taking place by a continuous movement, parallel to the surface, of the product and by a movement of the mask about an axis parallel to the plane of the surface of the product. The invention also relates to a glass product having a structured surface and to its uses. |