Each of a plurality of masonry article comprises a contoured first header, a contoured second header, a contoured front face, a back face, a contoured lower base and an upper base. A shaped 355 nm laser beam is used to produce a porous polymer membrane with a thickness of about 15 \u03bcm, which bonds to the glass microchannel and forms a semi-permeable membrane. A plurality of devices that are not directly user updatable may be provided.