Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing an excess of a liquid from a molded article that comprises two opposite planar faces and interior cavities and/or channels to be coated with the liquid. The inventive method is characterized by removing in a first removal step, once the liquid has been introduced into the interior cavities and/or channels, the major portion of the excess liquid under the influence of an external force, and removing in a second removal step the excess liquid remaining in the molded article after the first removal step by contacting the molded article with a porous and/or channel-bearing support on the very face where the excess was removed. The pore and/or channel diameter of the support is smaller or equal the diameter of the interior cavities and/or channels of the molded article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for filling a molded article that comprises a plurality of at least partially communicating interior cavities with a liquid phase or for removing the excess of a liquid phase used to coat a molded article comprising interior cavities. The inventive method is characterized in that filling or removal of the excess from the interior cavities is carried out by way of an acceleration process and a subsequent braking process, deceleration being faster than the previous acceleration, with the proviso that the inertial forces caused by deceleration and acting upon the excess liquid phase are higher than the sum of the other opposite forces also acting upon the liquid phase.