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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
Mycartis NV, Zwijnaarde/Ghent, BE;
Raphael Tornay, Illarsaz, CH;
Nicolas Demierre, Chatel-St-Denis, CH;
Stephan Gamper, Lausanne, CH;
Philippe Renaud, Lausanne, CH;
MYCARTIS NV, Zwijnaarde/Ghent, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing microcarriers comprising the following steps: (a) providing a wafer having a sandwich structure comprising a bottom layer, a top layer and an insulating layer located between said bottom and top layers, (b) etching away the top layer to delineate lateral walls of bodies of the microcarriers, (c) depositing a first active layer at least on a top surface of the bodies, (d) applying a continuous polymer layer over the first active layer, (e) etching away the bottom layer and the insulating layer, (f) removing the polymer layer to release the microcarriers.