Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING COMPACT MICROARRAYS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001070388
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The disclosed pin-lifter (312, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 916) can selectively lift pins (102) partially out of a printhead (110, 510, 914) of a spotting instrument (300) and thereby prevent the lifted pins (102) from contacting the substrate (101) during any printing. Methods of using pin-lifters to increase the rate of production of compact microarrays (700) are disclosed.
Inventors:
SCHERMER MACK J
CANDILORO BRIAN C
GLYNN PAUL E
CANDILORO BRIAN C
GLYNN PAUL E
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/007722
Publication Date:
March 21, 2002
Filing Date:
March 12, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PACKARD BIOSCIENCE CORP (US)
International Classes:
B01J19/00; B01L3/02; B81C99/00; G01N35/10; C40B40/06; C40B60/14; (IPC1-7): B01J19/00; B01L3/02; G01N35/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000001798A2 | 2000-01-13 | |||
| WO2000013796A1 | 2000-03-16 |
Foreign References:
| GB2310006A | 1997-08-13 | |||
| US6024925A | 2000-02-15 |
Other References:
M. SCHUMMER ET AL.: "INEXPENSIVE HANDHELD DEVICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-DENSITY NUCLEIC ACID ARRAYS", BIOTECHNIQUES, vol. 23, no. 6, 1997, Natick, US, pages 1087 - 1090,1092, XP000953508, ISSN: 0736-6205
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