A substantially tubular member comprises a body. The body is constructed
from a first material and has an external surface. At least a portion of
the external surface has a predetermined pattern of a second material
deposited thereon. The predetermined pattern of the second material is
deposited on the at least a portion of the external surface by one or
more printing processes such as solution coating, spray coating, thermal
printing, piezo jet printing, contact printing and any combination
thereof.