Microarray fabrication techniques and apparatus
US6953551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/1037
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a microarray printing system and methods of printing probe microarrays. The system has a print-head formed of one or more capillary bundle, such as light-guiding capillaries. The bundles may especially be bundles of capillaries that provide a large number of probes on the surface of a substrate. Methods of registering or correlating the distal and proximal ends of the capillaries are also provided. Further, the invention provides methods and equipment for identifying defective microarrays that are missing one or more probes from the surface of the microarray.
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