Patent ID: 9310305
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B01J,B01L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. An encoded microcarrier comprising a readable code for identifying the microcarrier, said microcarrier comprising: a body having a detection surface to detect a chemical and/or biological reaction, and a plurality of spaced-apart spacing elements projecting outward from a periphery of the body, each spacing element having a distal end, wherein the respective distal ends of the plurality of spacing elements together collectively form a contacting surface that is in a plane substantially parallel to the detection surface, said contacting surface having an area size that is less than 20% of an area size of the detection surface, wherein said plurality of spacing elements are shaped such that, when the encoded microcarrier is laid on a flat plane with the detection surface and the contacting surface of the spacing element facing said flat plane, a gap exists between said flat plane and the detection surface.