Abstract: The instant invention relates to a housing structure for replacement of glass or metal housings currently in use in applications where high gas or water impermeability is desired. Herein is described a combination of structural polymers based on LCP with an additional layer or layers or barrier films of organic, inorganic or combinations thereof which enhance the barrier properties of the overall structure. These films may be located inside the structural polymeric substrate, outside of the structural polymeric substrate, or on both sides of the structural polymeric substrate. In an additional embodiment, an additional structural layer may also be present. In addition, various getter materials may also be used to further enhance the barrier properties.

Abstract: The present invention includes a delivery means of material to be deposited onto thin film surfaces with precise spatial, temporal, compositional, and energy resolution for controlled reactions, patterning (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional), and removal of materials or reaction products of materials from thin film surfaces. The device includes a near atmospheric pressure means of generating ions, ion clusters, or charged particles as a material form to deliver said materials onto substrate surfaces. The device relies on shaped, patterned, conformal ion lenses, and individually addressable lens elements of a lens arrays to create an integrated deposition system for printed patterns of thin films. The devices and methods provide a novel approach to delivering materials to a surface, removing materials from a surface, or creating new materials at or on the surface.