Apparatus and methods for arraying solution onto a solid support
US6365349B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/06738
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for depositing biomolecule onto a solid support, the method including the steps of: immersing a tip of a spring probe into a solution of biomolecule; removing said tip from said solution to provide biomolecule solution adhered to said tip; and contacting said biomolecule solution with a solid support to thereby transfer biomolecule solution from said tip to said solid support. The spring probe has a planar tip but it otherwise identical to commercial spring probes. The solution of biomolecule contains a thickening agent in addition to biomolecule, where oligonucleotide is a preferred biomolecule.
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