A method for bonding a first workpiece to a second workpiece, the method comprising: providing a first workpiece comprising an elastomeric polymer comprising portion providing a second workpiece comprising an elastomeric polymer comprising portion contacting the first and second workpieces such that an overlap region comprising a region of the elastomeric polymer comprising portion of the first workpiece and a region of the elastomeric polymer comprising portion of the second workpiece is formed and after said contacting, exposing at least a portion of the overlap region to light of a selected wavelength in an amount adequate to heat the light exposed portion sufficiently to bond the elastomeric polymer comprising portion of the first workpiece to the elastomeric polymer comprising portion of the second workpiece.
