An imprinting method is disclosed which involves irradiating a
photo-curable imprintable medium in a flowable state on a substrate with
radiation to initiate curing of the medium, after the irradiating,
contacting the medium with a template to form an imprint in the medium,
allowing the medium to substantially cure such that the medium is in a
substantially non-flowable state while the medium is contacted by the
template, and separating the template from the medium while the medium is
in the substantially non-flowable state.