the silicone material includes a fluoroalkyl functionalized polydimethylsiloxane pdms in some embodiments the styrenic material includes a fluorinated styrene monomer in some embodiments the acrylate material includes a fluorinated acrylate or a fluorinated methacrylate in some embodiments the triazine fluoropolymer includes a fluorinated monomer in some embodiments the fluorinated monomer or fluorinated oligomer that can be polymerized or crosslinked by a metathesis polymerization reaction includes a functionalized olefin in some embodiments the functionalized olefin includes a functionalized cyclic olefin according to an alternative embodiment the mold material includes a urethane block such as pfpe urethane tetrafunctional methacrylate materials that can be used as the materials for the molds of the present invention from a property point of view the exact properties of these materials can be adjusted by adjusting the composition of the ingredients used to make the materials in particular the modulus can be adjusted from low e g approximately 1 mpa to multiple gpa by varying the cross link density for example referring to fig2 in some embodiments multiple particles 205 may be formed in single cavity 202 in some embodiments multiple particles 205 formed in single cavity 202 can include a collection of particles 205 that each have substantially uniform mass in one embodiment particles 205 in cavity 202 have substantially uniform mass in comparison to particles 205 u2032 in cavity 202 u2032 as set forth herein particles 205 and 205 u2032.