Automatic imaging and analysis of microarray biochips
US6215894A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B25/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for scanning biochip arrays includes a unique image array identifier recorded for each array, and a computer-stored record corresponding to each identifier and containing the parameters of the experiment in the array identified by the identifier. The system further includes means for accessing a protocol library to retrieve the scanning protocols associated with the identified arrays and then scanning the arrays in accordance with the respective protocols. The resulting image maps generated by the scanners are stored in locations corresponding to the associated identifiers.
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