Three-phase tilting agitator for microarrays
US7578612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F31/26
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A low-cost, easy to operate, three-phase tilting agitator for microarrays, including large area microarrays, provides experimentally verified improvements in hybridization intensity and uniformity. Motion is coupled from a single motor to a sample holder via three suspension tethers. The microarrays may be immersed in a water bath during agitation to maintain a temperature for the hybridization reaction. The use of traditional cover slips for the microarrays minimizes the volume requirement for target sample solution.
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