Method and apparatus for molecular analysis in small sample volumes
US7344832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00158
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The interrogation of extremely small sample volumes can be accomplished with the present invention. Provided are probes having disposed thereon a plurality of domains forming an array, which is suitably a nanoarray. Also provided are methods of detecting molecules and molecular interaction events, retrieving and analyzing analytes, and delivering substances to cells or tissues using probes of the invention.
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