Microarray fabrication system and method

US8778849B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Illumina, Inc. · US

Inventors

• M. Shane Bowen · Encinitas, US
• Kevin L. Gunderson · San Diego, US
• Shengrong Lin · Hayward, US
• Maria Candelaria Rogert Bacigalupo · Encinitas, US
• Kandaswamy Vijayan · San Diego, US
• Yir-Shyuan Wu · Fremont, US
• Bala Murali Venkatesan · Champaign, US
• James Tsay · Los Angeles, US
• John M. Beierle · Laguna Niguel, US
• Lorenzo Berti · San Diego, US
• Sang Ryul Park · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C40B40/06
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A microarray is designed capture one or more molecules of interest at each of a plurality of sites on a substrate. The sites comprise base pads, such as polymer base pads, that promote the attachment of the molecules at the sites. The microarray may be made by one or more patterning techniques to create a layout of base pads in a desired pattern. Further, the microarrays may include features to encourage clonality at the sites.