METHOD OF TRANSFERRING STRUCTURES

A transfer method includes steps of a) supplying a support layer having a first face, structures being assembled by their front face on the first face, and c) transferring the structures onto a host face of a host substrate. The support layer includes folding regions, between the structures, adapted to pass from a folded state to an unfolded state under the action of an external excitation. Between steps a) and c), a step b) is included of executing the external action in such a way as to make the folding regions pass from the folded state to the unfolded state such that the spacing between the structures varies.