Patent ID: 9545772
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61F,B01L,B32B,B81B,C12M,Y10T

Claim:
1. An array structure comprising; a substrate having a surface with a plurality of recessed slots; and a plurality of containers arranged in a predetermined pattern with respect to each other in at least some of said recessed slots of said substrate, each of the plurality of containers having a spherical or polyhedral shape, wherein each container of said plurality of containers is attached to the substrate or to another container of said plurality of containers, wherein each container of said plurality of containers has an enclosing structure defining a plurality of pores and has a maximum outer dimension that is less than about 1 mm, wherein each container of said plurality of containers has a substantially predetermined porosity, and wherein at least one pore of said plurality of pores is facing a direction that is non-coplanar with a plane defined by directions of at least two other of said plurality of pores such that said substantially predetermined porosity is a three-dimensional porosity.