Apparatus for assay, synthesis and storage, and methods of manufacture, use, and manipulation thereof
US6716629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49938
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention features methods of making devices, or “platens”, having a high-density array of through-holes, as well as methods of cleaning and refurbishing the surfaces of the platens. The invention further features methods of making high-density arrays of chemical, biochemical, and biological compounds, having many advantages over conventional, lower-density arrays. The invention includes methods by which many physical, chemical or biological transformations can be implemented in serial or in parallel within each addressable through-hole of the devices. Additionally, the invention includes methods of analyzing the contents of the array, including assaying of physical properties of the samples.
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